Dangerous winter weather conditions across the country will add extra challenges to an already-stressful season as millions of Americans travel for the holidays.
Meanwhile an extremely cold airmass could hit at least 26 states along the Gulf Coast and in the Eastern U.S., causing some coastal flooding and creating record-breaking low temperatures.
Exposure to the severe windchill in the region could lead to frostbite, hypothermia and death, meteorologists warned — and will be made even more dangerous in some areas by the prospect of blizzard conditions, according to NWS in Des Moines, Iowa. "What adds to the rarity of this event is that significant blowing snow and possible blizzard conditions may occur at the same time," the NWSWhat questions do you have about Southern California?
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