A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the US on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic, Linsey Davis reported
Linsey Davis reported on the winter storm currently hitting the US(Image: ABC)
ABC viewers have expressed their concerns after the TV host replacing David Muir at the weekend shared a “truly severe” update on the massive winter storm currently hitting the US.
Linsey Davis, stepping in for the 52-year-old broadcast journalist, revealed that the ongoing deadly winter storm is impacting nearly 200 million Americans, bringing heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and dangerously cold air to several areas. “The storm is causing unprecedented travel disruptions,” said Linsey, 48, adding that more than 11,000 flights were cancelled on Sunday alone.
The TV host shared details of some of the worst-affected areas, where freezing rain has created ice sheets on roads, while other parts of the country, mainly in the south, have been left without power. Linsey then introduced her colleague Janai Norman, reporting from Boston, a city that could get more than 20 inches of snow.
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The ABC correspondent, 36, said, “Linsey, it is a nasty storm. We are here in Boston, along the northern edge of this nearly 2,000-mile monster storm. The wind is blowing, the snow is still coming down and it is forecasted to continue falling through tomorrow morning.”
Janai said the storm, stretching from New Mexico to Maine, has led to at least 20 governors declaring a state of emergency. The report included comments by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who said that while people in the state are used to snowy and cold conditions, people should avoid getting on the road during the storm due to poor visibility.
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The journalist also said that in addition to the 11,000 flights cancelled on Sunday, at least 2,000 have also been cancelled on Monday. Janai added that the winter storm has also been “wrecking havoc” on highways as ice roads have been causing multiple trucks to crash off the road in Mississippi.
More than one million people have been left without power across the south, Janai said. The report also featured other ABC correspondents reporting from other states to inform viewers of the impact of the storm. Janai then mentioned that NYC Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has urged residents to stay home. He also offered his condolences to the families of five people who were found dead outside, saying their deaths are being investigated.
The winter storm has caused widespread travel disruption(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Janai concluded by saying that the storm was intensifying in Boston, with around three inches per hour falling. Returning to the studio, Linsey described the severe weather conditions as “serious snowfall.”
After the report was shared on social media by the official ABC World News Tonight account, many people expressed their concerns for those hit by the storm, as one wrote on Instagram, “Stay safe everyone! This storm sounds truly severe.” Another posted, “Prayers to All. Stay inside.”
A third posted, “Nasty in Massachusetts been snowing all day winds still howling & it’s cold.” One more shared, “A lot of warning before the bad weather hit,praying for everyone to get through it safely.”
Heavy snow has hit New York(Image: AP)
The ice and snowfall ARE expected to continue into Monday followed by very low temperatures which could cause “dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts” for days, the National Weather Service said. Heavy snow was falling from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast, while “catastrophic ice accumulation” threatened from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
“It is a unique storm in the sense that it is so widespread,” weather service meteorologist Allison Santorelli said. “It was affecting areas all the way from New Mexico, Texas, all the way into New England, so we’re talking like a 2,000-mile spread.”
President Donald Trump approved emergency declarations for at least a dozen states by Saturday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency had rescue teams and supplies in numerous states, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.