A bomb storm produced freezing temperatures across a large portion of the US from the Gulf Coast to New England, bringing heavy snow. North Carolina Two died in storm-related conditions and set records Floridaofficials warned of snow and falling iguanas.
About 150 million people in the eastern part of the US are under cold weather advisories and extreme cold warnings, with wind chills from zero to single digits in the south and the coldest air mass in the south. Florida Since December 1989, said meteorologist Peter Mullinax with the Weather Forecast Center in College Park, Maryland.
Meanwhile, the bomb storm, known to meteorologists as an intense, rapidly strengthening weather system, dumped nearly a foot (30 cm) of snow. CharlotteNorth Carolina’s largest city. The snowfall marks the top five snow event of all time, Mullinax said.
North Carolina Governor, Josh Stein, Said More than 1,000 collisions on icy roads caused two deaths across the state over the weekend. He did not disclose any details of the victims.
Flight cancellations in US exceed 2,800 Saturdaywith another 1,800 on SundayAccording to FlightAware, a flight tracking and data company. More than 800 flights departing or arriving at Charlotte Douglas International Airport were canceled Sunday.
Cold weather brought temperatures in the 20s F to Florida’s Panhandle and the low 30s in South Florida, Mullinax said. It snows Appeared Low temperature records were broken in Tampa and Daytona Beach (23F), Melbourne (25F), and Vero Beach (26F). Miami saw its coldest morning since 2010 at 35F (2C).
The cold has caused iguanas to fall from trees and prompted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to issue Executive Order The public is asked to bring any iguanas they find to the agency on Sunday or Monday.
On Friday, the Conservation Commission established special regulations that would temporarily allow residents to remove cold-stunned green iguanas from the wild without permission as temperatures plummeted over the weekend.
“Green iguanas are an invasive species in Florida and have negative impacts on the state’s environment and economy,” the commission said. Advertisement.
In November, residents Warned A serious threat to iguanas, frozen by the cold, falls from trees when temperatures begin to drop. The executive order issued Friday allows the removal of cold-stunned iguanas “from properties where the landowner has permission to conduct these activities and on any commission-managed property.”
The executive order temporarily rescinds the requirement for a hunting license, management area permit or other commission permits to collect and transport live iguanas. Residents have until 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, to transfer live, cold-shocked iguanas to various drop-off locations in Florida.
Near-freezing temperatures persisted, according to the FWC can send Reptiles and amphibians, including non-native green iguanas, enter torpor – a temporary state that causes a loss of muscle control.
Cold frost has also affected strawberries and oranges in the state. Farmers in Florida sometimes spray water on fruit trees and berry plants to protect them from the cold.
In Florida, weekend temperatures began to decline to levels not seen since 2010, 1989, 1977 and 1966. AccuWeather. A bombardment storm in the southeast has recorded freezing temperatures, knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses and led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights on Sunday.
Further north, in parts of North Carolina, snowfall totals exceeded a foot National Weather Service.
More than 110 deaths connected to winter weather and storms have been reported around the US since late January. In Mississippi and Tennessee, two states hit by snow and ice storms last weekend, more than 87,000 customers were still without power Sunday, according to an outage tracking website. poweroutage.us. Another 8,000 people were without power in Florida on Sunday.
