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Accidents and power outages increase as winter storm triggers new blizzard warnings

Millions of people from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic And Northeast are facing another explosion of Winter weather as a violent winter storm sweeps across the USA, bringing life-threatening consequences Snow squalls and nearby-Blizzard States on regions that have just been slammed by the first signifier Snowstorm with lake effect of the season.

Winter weather warnings extend from Wisconsin To Maineincluding Blizzard warnings in portions of West Virginia And Maryland in the mid-Atlantic, as well as a new blizzard warning EriePennsylvania, on alert for dangerous travel and whiteout conditions.

This image shows one of the reported accidents on Highway 40 near Holland, Michigan, during a winter storm on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

(Chicago & Midwest Storm Chasers/FOX Weather)

Cold air is over the US as the coldest air of the season

Another blast of arctic air has entered the US, with winds keeping temperatures below zero in parts of the Plains and upper Midwest.

Cold temperatures will also push into the Northeast and persist into the weekend, with temperatures falling into the teens in New York City and along the Interstate 95 corridor.

This graphic shows the forecast low temperatures across the United States for Saturday, December 7, 2024.

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Rounds of tropical rain, thunderstorms and slow travel in the south

A week-long stretch of dry weather Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is coming to an end this week as the region is threatened with torrential rain and thunderstorms over the next few days.

This graphic shows the forecast rainfall amounts in the south until Monday, December 9, 2024.

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Watch: Pennsylvania milk truck driver narrowly escapes death in dramatic train collision in snow

A milk truck driver narrowly escaped a catastrophic train collision Pennsylvania in the middle of one Epic snowstorm with lake effect.

The shocking incident on Monday was captured on video Erie and shows the stranded truck snowy Tracks before they are destroyed by the oncoming train.

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