Severe Winter Storms Disrupt U.S., Impacting Flights, Schools, and Vulnerable Populations
As the country braces for multiple sprawling winter storms, concerns rise for the homeless and migrants, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and Chicago area.
- Multiple sprawling winter storms are causing disruptions across the U.S., with flights and school classes being canceled in advance in parts of the South and Midwest.
- Republican candidates campaigning ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses are contending with a blizzard warning covering most of the state.
- Advocates are particularly worried about homeless people as well as older residents who might be snowed or iced in, especially in the Pacific Northwest, where the winters are typically mild.
- In the Chicago area, advocates are also concerned for the growing population of migrants sent up from the U.S.-Mexico border, hundreds of whom are staying in parked “warming buses” to avoid sleeping outside.
- Heavy snow, high winds and white-out conditions are expected to envelop the Cascade Mountains, making travel “very difficult to impossible.”