Archives April 12, 2019

AMERICAS

United States

Today, travelers in Midwestern and Mountain states should plan journeys accounting
for disruption during the passage of a major winter storm. The National Weather
Service has issued Winter Storm Watches for several counties in Colorado, Kansas,
Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Authorities expect
up to 24 inches of snow accumulation and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour
in affected areas. The severe weather will exacerbate the situation in parts of the
Midwest that remain flooded or are at a risk of flooding following a similar storm in
March.

Today, rain and thunderstorms will be widespread from the southern Plains to the
Tennessee Valley. A few strong to severe thunderstorms may develop in parts of
Texas, southern Oklahoma, southwestern…