Cold snap –
A wind from the Arctic freezes half of the United States
Frigid winds caused temperatures to plunge more than 17°C below seasonal averages in parts of the United States.
Posted today at 2:04 a.m.
More than 17 centimeters of snow fell in New Orleans on Tuesday, the largest single-day fall since 1948.
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A white blanket covered New Orleans on Tuesday after the heaviest snowfall in decades in this city in the southern United States, while half the country was frozen by a wind from the Arctic.
In some parts of the country, temperatures plunged more than 17°C below seasonal averages, causing closures of airports, schools, health centers and roads, particularly due to icy conditions.
More than 170 million people, out of a population of some 330 million in the United States, are affected by the freezing wind that forced President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday to be held inside the Capitol and not at outside as tradition dictates.
Snow in New Orleans
The US weather service said on Tuesday that “dangerous cold weather” was expected “over most of the country”, warning of the risk of winter storms and record temperatures in the southern United States.
Authorities are warning of the risks of frostbite and hypothermia in regions unaccustomed to negative temperatures, such as in New Orleans, where more than 17 centimeters of snow fell on Tuesday, the largest falls in one day since 1948.
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On Bourbon Street, the city’s tourist and festive artery, tourists and locals alike engaged in snowball fights, images that were unusual to say the least.
The main airport in Louisiana’s largest city, which is used to hurricanes rather than snowstorms, canceled flights, as did other airports in Florida and Texas.
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