Monster snowstorm to blanket more than half of United States

Source: the Guardian

A massive winter storm hit the US Rockies and plains on Friday then punched east, with snow set to assault a 1,800-mile (1,609 km) corridor through the weekend, creating transportation “havoc” in the middle of the country.

The system started as rain from Mexico and turned to snow as it met icy air.

Up to 18in (45cm) of snow were expected in the Sangre de Cristo mountains south of Denver, according to the National Weather Service.

As the storm heads east, up to 16in (41cm) of snow were likely in western Missouri and St Louis. Areas to the east could get about 6in (15cm) with ice developing in Kansas, and Arkansas, and up to 4in (10cm) of snow in Washington DC, before the system heads out to sea late on Sunday, AccuWeather said.

“The storm is expected to create havoc over the central part of the country, then extend eastward into the mid-Atlantic states,” said Randy Adkins, an AccuWeather meteorologist.

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