Dangerous Winter Weather , Threatens US, Holiday Travel.<br />The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that <br />dangerous winter weather conditions are expected <br />across the United States at the height of holiday travels. .<br />The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that <br />dangerous winter weather conditions are expected <br />across the United States at the height of holiday travels. .<br />NPR reports that people in the U.S. <br />are traveling for the holidays in numbers <br />not seen since prior to the pandemic.<br />According to the American Automobile Association, <br />almost 113 million people are expected to travel <br />over 50 miles from home this holiday season.<br />Increased pressure on airlines has <br />lead to thousands of canceled or delayed <br />flights and rising cost of airfare. .<br />The NWS warns that an arctic cold front <br />could create flash-freeze conditions on roads <br />across the central and southern plains.<br />Meanwhile, heavy snowfall and high <br />winds could result in tree damage and <br />power outages near the Great Lakes.<br />Meanwhile, heavy snowfall and high <br />winds could result in tree damage and <br />power outages near the Great Lakes.<br />26 states along the Gulf Coast and in the Eastern U.S. <br />are facing an extremely cold airmass, which could result <br />in coastal flooding and record low temperatures.<br />Meteorologists warn that temperatures will be <br />so low that exposure to the severe windchill could <br />lead to frostbite, hypothermia and even death.<br />Record cold will be made even <br />more dangerous by the possibility of <br />blizzard conditions in some areas.<br />What adds to the rarity of this event<br />is that significant blowing snow and <br />possible blizzard conditions may occur <br />at the same time. People may have little to <br />no experience of these combined conditions, National Weather Service, via Twitter
