(CBN News) – The latest winter storm is the biggest yet, hitting 39 states from the Plains to the East Coast with snow, sleet, ice, rain, and possible flooding. It’s the latest event in a week of turbulent weather that’s brought snow to some places it’s seldom seen. The powerful storm is poised to strike roughly 200 million people, and every state east of the Mississippi will be affected by over the next few days. Accuweather reports a “burst of snow” is arriving Tuesday night and six inches or more could fall in some areas of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
This week of crazy weather started with snow in Los Angeles, closing down Interstate 5. Some drivers were left stranded. “We were going to get a hotel but there’s no more rooms,” said Claudia Neri of Bakersfield, CA. Kay Baily also lives in Bakersfield. Her family thought they were taking a quick day trip. “We drove from Bakersfield to Thousand Oaks for a gymnastics event. My son made state so it’s worth it,” she told a local network. READ MORE
