On January 6, local time, the winter storm continued in the United States, and at least 3 people died in traffic accidents caused by the winter storm in Kansas and Missouri. The following are the details of this storm:

State of emergency and weather alerts

The governors of Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri and New Jersey declared a weather emergency, the governor of Maryland declared a state of readiness, and more than 55 million people received weather alerts.

Traffic impact

Flights: As of 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time on January 6, a total of 1,467 flights were canceled and 1,026 flights were delayed across the United States.

Highways: The storm closed major highways in many states, at least 600 drivers in Missouri were trapped in extreme weather, and Maryland reported more than 100 car accidents on the 6th.

Power outages

According to data from the U.S. power tracking website PowerOutage.us, as of 9:02 a.m. Eastern Time on January 6, more than 100,000 users in Virginia lost power, nearly 90,000 users in Kentucky lost power, and tens of thousands of users in Indiana, West Virginia and Illinois lost power.

School closures

Several school districts in states such as Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky announced school closures due to the snowstorm, and federal government offices and public schools in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, were also closed due to the snowstorm.

According to U.S. media reports, car accidents, power outages, house collapses and other related disasters caused by the snowstorm have killed at least 5 people across the United States. Meteorological agencies predict that the winter storm may leave the East Coast of the United States on the evening of January 6, local time.