Extreme climate affects various US communities, with phenomena such as fires in the large plains of the south, snowstorms in the center-norte and dust storms in the southwest. They are also expected in the south and snowstorm conditions in the central plains.
The extreme climate threatened on Tuesday to the communities throughout the United States, with phenomena ranging from the fires in the large plains of the South to snowstorms in the center-norte region.
According to forecasts, dust storms would also be produced in the southwest, tornadoes in the south and snowstorm conditions in the central plains, which forced some changes in the Mardi Gras of New Orleans.
The city advanced and shortened the two largest parades of the celebration. The authorities also expected the police to help keep the parades on the move until the end before the winds increased.
The weather did not prevent Shalaaska Jones and her two -year -old daughter from admiring the allegorical cars of Mardi Gras, hoping to catch one of the coveted coconuts that are thrown into the crowd.
“We leave even if it rains, snow or granice,” said Jones.
The country faces a series of climatic threats
On Monday, dust storms almost zero the visibility in several parts of New Mexico and western Texas, which led to the National Meteorology Service to emit warm -storm warnings. “Generalized dust storms” were expected on Tuesday, said the office of the weather service that Midland and Odessa, Texas.
The strong climate system of the week will cause “a threat of snowstorm conditions, strong winds, sudden floods, extreme climate, dust storms and fire climatic conditions that go from criticism to extremes in the heart of the nation”, according to an update provided Monday by the weather service.
The central plains and the center-norte region were preparing for snowstorm conditions on Tuesday afternoon, as the forecasts warn, they could “make traveling dangerous and potentially deadly.”
The Nebraska Department of Transportation warned that the conditions could produce low visibility and reduction of it due to snow throughout the state and urged travelers to adjust their plans for the afternoon and night on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, tornadoes, harmful winds and large hail were expected, since a strong storm system was about to move through the country's middle part to Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, warned the Federal Center for Storm Prediction. Warm tornadoes and warnings were issued on Tuesday morning in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas.
The storms that crossed Texas and Oklahoma on Tuesday morning produced strong winds and rain that caused the overturn of several towing trucks and damaged ceilings. The energy interruptions were increasing on Tuesday morning after the storm, and almost 400,000 clients were left without electricity in Texas and another 25,000 were disconnected in Oklahoma, according to Poweroutage.us, which tracks the power cuts nationwide.
The main area with a high risk of severe climate extended from East Texas to Alabama, home from more than seven million people. Among the cities under threat are Baton Rouge and Shreveport in Louisiana, Jackson, Mississippi and Mobile, Alabama.
The region prepares for a severe climate during Mardi Gras
The New Orleans Police Superintendent, Anne Kirkpatrick, ordered the attendees to the parades that would not carry umbrellas, tents or “nothing that could fly with the wind and cause chaos.”
Just outside New Orleans, in the neighboring Jefferson district, the authorities canceled the Parades of the Mardi Gras because strong winds and thunderstorms are expected. “It is disappointing, but our highest priority is to guarantee the well -being of all members of our community, and we must always prioritize security above all,” said the president of Jefferson County, Cynthia Lee Sheng.
The allegorical cars of Mardi Gras “could become unstable” and strong winds could “knock down trees and electric lines,” the National Meteorology Service warned, and added that bursts were expected of up to 97 km/h on Tuesday afternoon.
In Pointe Coupee County, near Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, the weather forced drastic changes in one of the oldest Mardi Gras celebrations in the state. The parade would take place without bands, marching equipment or dance groups, a basic element of the Carnival season parades.
The authorities also advanced the start time and urged residents to immediately withdraw all tents and garbage “due to the dangers they can present during bad weather.”
Other cities with Mardi Gras parades monitor forecasts
In other parts, large crowds were expected on Tuesday for Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama. Police said it monitors the forecast and that it would announce any change in the celebration.
Another of the cities that house great events is Biloxi, Mississippi, where an annual parade was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. In the center of Pensacola, in the northern part of Florida, the organizers planned a New Orleans style festival in which trucks of food, dance, live entertainment and a Low Country style seafood preparation would participate.