The United States faces “dangerous and threatening” storms in the days before Christmas, President Joe Biden warned Thursday (December 22) from the White House, and Americans who plan to travel to visit family or friends should leave right away.
Speaking in the Oval Office, ahead of a briefing from FEMA and the National Weather Service, Biden advised those with travel plans for the holidays to ‘leave now’, ahead of worsening conditions.
A massive storm system is expected to bring blizzard conditions to the Great Lakes region, up to 2 inches (5 cm) of rain followed by a flash freeze on the East Coast, and wind gusts of 60 miles (100 km) per hour and bitter cold as far south as the Mexican border.
Biden, who plans to remain in Washington for the Christmas holiday on Sunday, said the White House has already spoken to 26 state governors in afflicted regions.
