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A white blanket covered New Orleans on Tuesday after the heaviest snowfall in decades in this southern US city. Half the country is frozen by a wind coming from the Arctic.
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January 22, 2025 – 04:49
(Keystone-ATS) In some parts of the country, temperatures plunged more than 17 degrees 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 icy wind that forced US President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday to be held inside the Capitol and not outside as tradition dictates.
-“Dangerous cold weather”
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.
On Bourbon Street, the city’s tourist and festive artery, tourists and residents engaged in snowball fights, unusual images.
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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