"A bomb cyclone produced freezing temperatures across a large portion of the US from the Gulf coast to New England, bringing heavy snow to North Carolina where two were killed in storm-related conditions, and setting records in Florida, where officials warned of ice and falling iguanas. About 150 million people were under cold weather advisories and extreme cold warnings in the eastern portion of the US,"
"Meanwhile, the bomb cyclone, known to meteorologists as an intense, rapidly strengthening weather system, contributed to nearly a foot (30cm) of snow in and around Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city. The snowfall represented a top-five snow event all time there, Mullinax said. North Carolina's governor, Josh Stein, said that more than 1,000 collisions on snowy roads had resulted in two fatalities across the state over the weekend. He did not give any details on the victims."
A bomb cyclone produced freezing temperatures from the Gulf coast to New England and brought heavy snow to North Carolina where two people died in storm-related conditions. About 150 million people were under cold weather advisories and extreme cold warnings across the eastern US, with wind chills near zero to single digits in the south. The cold air mass was the coldest seen in south Florida since December 1989. The storm dropped nearly a foot of snow in and around Charlotte, a top-five event, and caused over 1,000 collisions statewide. Flight cancellations topped 2,800 on Saturday and 1,800 on Sunday. Snow flurries and record lows occurred in parts of Florida, and the cold caused iguanas to fall from trees.
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