City, State/Country: WASHINGTON, USA
The cold wave don enter USA, as e dey carry freezing temperatures and winter storms like say na party dem dey throw. This blast of Arctic air don land, don drop temperatures wey be 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit below average for everywhere wey dey east of Mississippi River. No be small wahala o!
For Monday, the coldest spot go be northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes area. If you dey there, abeg, no forget your heavy jacket, because e go cold like fridge!
By Tuesday morning, dem fit see record low temperatures for Northeast, but this hia cold na small compared to the one wey give dem wahala last week. The cold temperatures go hold steady till Tuesday and then e go begin warm small midweek before another wave of cold air go waka come back by Friday. Wetin be this life?
As the cold dey shake the East, winter storms dey move fast, threatening areas for Midwest, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic, and New England throughout the week. At least 12 million people don receive winter weather alerts wey stretch from eastern Kentucky pass Virginia reach northern North Carolina. No be small confusion!
Monday dey show promise of snow for central Virginia, with 2 to 4 inches of the white matter expected from Beckley, West Virginia, to Richmond, Virginia. For Roanoke area, e fit even reach 4 to 5 inches. Washington, D.C., dey expect small flurries as the storm go pass, but no shaking – e go clear by evening.
Another storm dey land for North Dakota on Tuesday morning. E go dey waka across Upper Midwest and Great Lakes before e reach Northeast and New England on Wednesday. Places like Duluth, Green Bay, and western Michigan fit catch 4 to 6 inches of snow. Consider this your warning!
Meanwhile, for western Washington and northwestern Oregon, 9 million people dey under flood watches as heavy rain dey enter dem area Monday morning. Wetin dey ground? Na atmospheric river wey dey cause mad rain through Wednesday. Olympics and Cascades fit see 6 to 10 inches rainfall, with some areas even getting up to 12 inches. Portland and Seattle dey expect their own share too, 3 to 5 inches and 1 to 2 inches rain respectively.
Forecast dey show say flood fits wash away some small communities as rivers, creeks, and streams dey rise. Even normal places wey no dey expect flooding dey prepare for case wey fit turn serious, unless dem act fast!
As the world dey spin, forecast dey point say polar vortex dey cause this chilly madness. This polar vortex na low pressure area wey dey create cold for both poles. When e blow out, na so we dey feel arctic air. AccuWeather confirm say this cold wave dey go from Midwest on Sunday reach East Coast by Monday. Temperature fit drop below zero Fahrenheit for Monday morning in some places. Everything just dey freeze!
In summary, prepare ur winter gear, drink your hot chocolate, and hope say dem snow go bring a little joy instead of wahala!
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