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By Anna Skinner
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Nearly three dozen states could experience disruptions to mail delivery services this weekend and early next week as a major winter storm is set to slam the country.
A United States Postal Service (USPS) spokesperson told Newsweek that incoming winter storms will likely affect mail deliveries. The announcement comes as dozens of schools have already cancelled classes across the nation on Friday as extremely cold temperatures descend from the north. Widespread winter weather alerts and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS), impacting millions of Americans as heavy snow, ice, and dangerous cold is set to hit much of the U.S. this weekend.
As of the most recent update from the USPS, which was made on January 21, there are two winter systems affecting delivery.
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"Winter weather in the Northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast regions of the U.S. (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine) may impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages," the first update said.
In its second update, it added: "Winter weather in the Southwest, Southern Plains, Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Southeast regions of the U.S. (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina) may impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages."
When Will the Winter Storm Arrive?
The winter storm will hit Texas and Oklahoma first, with snow beginning on Friday. Winter storm warnings will remain in place across the Southern Plains through the weekend as the long-lasting storm begins to creep eastward, unleashing dangerous impacts across the South, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast by the end of the weekend and into early next week. Some schools have already announced closures on Monday given the forecasts, and meteorologists have warned of long-lasting power outages that could stretch up to a week in some of the hardest hit areas.
"The system will produce a significant, long-duration winter storm, with widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England, lasting from Friday through Monday," the NWS said in a Friday forecast. "The storm develops heavy snow across a broad region from the Southern Rockies and Plains through the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast. Snowfall totals exceeding twelve inches are likely across the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, creating widespread travel disruptions."
The forecast continued: "In addition, widespread freezing rain and sleet are expected across the Southern Plains, the Lower Mississippi Valley, the Tennessee Valley, and the Southeast. The storm will cause significant to locally catastrophic ice accumulations with the potential for long-duration power outages, extensive tree damage, and extremely dangerous or impassable travel conditions. In the wake of the storm, communities from the Southern Plains to the Northeast will contend with bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills. This will cause prolonged hazardous travel and infrastructure impacts."
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