Dozens Dead as Powerful Winter Storm Sends Temperatures Plummeting Across North America
At least 38 people have been killed, and hundreds of thousands have been left without power this Christmas as a massive winter storm continues to sweep through the United States and parts of Canada, bringing with it blizzards, flash floods, and freezing temperatures.
Storm Elliot, is a “once in a generation” storm, according to forecasters, and is being created by a “bomb cyclone“, which refers to the central pressure of a low-pressure system dropping at least 24 millibars within 24 hours; meaning that a storm is intensifying quickly.
Much of the country has been touched by the deadly storm, with only California being spared the freezing temperatures thanks to its continental mountain ranges….