The United States has been hit by blizzards in recent days, and millions of people have been affected. The picture shows Buffalo, New York, which was covered by endless snow on the 25th. The National Weather Service of the United States predicts that parts of Nebraska and other states may be in danger today. Heavy snow fell again.

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[Central News Agency] The first winter storm of 2023 in the United States registered today, bringing heavy snow, freezing rain and graupel from the northern Great Plains to the Upper Great Lakes region, while also bringing tornadoes and flooding threats to large swaths of the south.

Reuters reported that the US National Weather Service (NWS) predicted that parts of Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota will receive intensive snowfall of 2.5 to 7.5 centimeters per hour today, with occasional lightning. more than 30 cm.

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Heavy snowfall due to strong wind gusts is expected to make roads difficult to pass in some areas, while other areas will make driving more dangerous with snow fog, mist and freezing rain, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

According to the Weather Service, a winter storm warning, an ice storm warning, and a winter weather watch have been issued around Minneapolis and St. There is heavy snowfall.

As of tonight, there had been no traffic in Minneapolis and St. Paul, known collectively as the Twin Cities, said Richard Bann, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center in Maryland. The accumulated snowfall in the western suburbs has reached 15 cm.

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport saw up to 10 centimeters of snow.

The National Weather Service said the front of the storm originated from a low-pressure system over Iowa.

The winter storm is expected to move into New England tomorrow, and its larger front is already bringing heavy showers, heavy thunderstorms, and hail to the lower Mississippi Valley, Gulf Coast, Tennessee Valley, and southern Appalachians and tornadoes.

Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for much of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and a flood watch was issued for the southern portion of the area.

As of tonight, the National Weather Service has received eight tornado advisories and dozens of incidents in which high winds damaged road trees, utility poles and homes.

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport canceled more than 200 flights today, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.

And the West Coast of the United States will start preparing tomorrow for another wave of "atmospheric rivers," a stream of high-density moisture in the atmosphere that is expected to bring torrential rain, which could once again cause flooding in northern and central California.