ToplineNearly 50 people were killed in a series of winter storms and cold snaps this week, as cities across the East Coast grapple with heavy snowfall and freezing weather extends into the South and Midwest, setting cold temperature records and causing sweeping travel disruptions. A snow plow clears the streets of heavy snow in Lackawanna, New York. Officials in Wyoming, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Mississippi and New York also reported multiple deaths due to winter weather, NBC News reported. That follows more than 8,000 canceled and delayed flights on Tuesday, one of the worst travel days in the U.S. so far this year. The snowfall in New York ended a record 701-day snow drought in the city.

Source: Forbes January 19, 2024 23:47 UTC