US Braces , For Extreme Weather , and Numerous Winter Alerts.<br />NBC reports that 34 million Americans are <br />currently facing winter alerts and extreme <br />weather from California to Maine. .<br />The news comes as Minneapolis braces for its <br />biggest snowstorm in over a decade and the <br />potential for life-threatening travel conditions.<br />Due to obstructions, it is hard to get <br />blizzard conditions in major metropolitan <br />areas such as the Twin Cities, but with the <br />actively falling snow and strong winds, <br />this would be an event that could do so, National Weather Service in Twin Cities, via NBC.<br />Meanwhile, blizzard warnings have <br />been issued for parts of the Rockies, <br />the northern Plains and the Upper Midwest. .<br />On February 21, the first round of snow <br />is expected to start, with five to seven inches <br />or more predicted to fall over night.<br />Winds have been forecast <br />to be in the ten to fifteen <br />miles per hour range.<br />A second round of snow has been forecast to start around <br />midday on February 23, with the potential to add 10 to 15 <br />inches of snowfall and bring 45 to 50 mph wind gusts.<br />NBC reports that cities most likely to face<br />treacherous travel conditions or power outages <br />include Chicago, Detroit and Albany, New York.<br />Meanwhile, severe storms are predicted from Missouri <br />to the Oklahoma-Texas border, with the potential <br />for everything from hail and high winds to tornadoes.<br />Meanwhile, severe storms are predicted from Missouri <br />to the Oklahoma-Texas border, with the potential <br />for everything from hail and high winds to tornadoes.<br />According to NBC, the cities <br />most at risk for damaging winds <br />include Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
