Continued power outages and travel delays in United State

• The effects of a severe winter storm are still being felt.
• With 800,000 people without energy.
• And more than 700 American flights cancelled.

The effects of a severe winter storm that brought blizzards and below-freezing temperatures to parts of the United State are still being felt.

On the second day of the storm, there are now more than 800,000 people without energy in five states, including 680,000 in Michigan.

According to data from FlightAware, more than 700 American flights have been cancelled as of Thursday morning.

Several US regions prepare for temperature records in the meantime.

On Thursday, Washington, DC, is predicted to experience 80°F (26°C), the warmest February day since 1874.

Texas’ McAllen registered a scorching 95F on Wednesday. High temperatures in Nashville, Tennessee, and Lexington, Kentucky, also broke records that had been in place for more than a century.

Extreme winter weather is, nevertheless, a problem in other parts of the Country.

Blizzards in the northern states have prompted the closure of state legislatures, companies, and even schools. Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, requested help from the National Guard to help drivers who became stuck on the icy roadways.

The New York Times claimed that a volunteer firefighter in Michigan died as a result of the storm. Although the cause of death was not disclosed, a downed powerline, according to local news sources, was to blame.

A winter storm warning was issued for millions of people in southern California, which is renowned for its year-round warmth and sunshine, urging them to prepare for abnormally chilly temperatures, stifling winds, and snow.

Local media stated that high winds in some parts of the US caused a large redwood tree to be uprooted and “spear” into the living room of a house in the Bay Area of California. A one-year-old child was there, according to fire officials, in critical condition.

According to the Bay Area fire department, the wind had produced a deluge of complaints about downed trees, trees blocking homes, and power lines cluttering highways.

As portions of southern Ontario were covered in snow during Wednesday’s evening rush hour, ice pellets and freezing rain were predicted for Canada overnight.

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