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Roils Parts of the US

By America-Today  January,6 2025

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in

parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the

heaviest snowfall in a decade to some areas.

Snow and ice blanketed major roadways in nearly all of Kansas, western Nebraska and parts of

Indiana, where the state's National Guard was activated to help any motorists who were stuck.

At least 8 inches (20 centimeters) of snow were expected, particularly north of Interstate 70, as

the National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for Kansas and Missouri, where

blizzard conditions brought wind gusts of up to 45 mph (72 kph). The warning extended to New

Jersey for Monday and into early Tuesday.

“For locations in this region that receive the highest snow totals, it may be the heaviest snowfall

in at least a decade,” the weather service said.

Gary Wright wore a parka as he and his husband chipped away at a thick coating of ice on his

SUV Sunday in a slippery apartment parking lot in Missouri. Wright said he will work remotely for

the University of Missouri-Columbia on Monday, but wanted to scrape off his vehicle as an

excuse to spend a little time in the snow. He's also in the market for boots for their two older

dogs, who “won’t budge at all” when their paws hit the cold ground.

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole. People in the U.S., Europe

and Asia experience its intense cold when the vortex escapes and stretches south.

Studies show a fast-warming Arctic is partly to blame for the increasing frequency of the polar

vortex extending its icy grip.