Temperatures are plunging far and fast as a winter storm forms ahead of Christmas weekend
Snow falls during a blizzard warning, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, at the Old Capitol Building in Iowa City, Iowa. MISSION, Kan. — — Temperatures plunged far and fast Thursday as a winter storm began forming ahead of Christmas weekend, promising heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds across a broad swath of the country andThe National Weather Service reported that temperatures across the central High Plains plummeted 50 degrees Fahrenheit in just a few hours.
Authorities across the country are worried about the potential for power outages and warned people to take precautions to protect older and homeless people and livestock — and, if possible, to postpone travel. Jean-Paul Blancq got to Boston’s Logan Airport a day early for his Thursday flight home to New Orleans. Blancq had to take a bus to Logan from his seasonal job in New Hampshire and was unsure of the storm’s path.Bus and train travelers also braced for cancellations and delays.
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