大规模的冬季风暴向平原移动

大规模的冬季风暴向平原移动

Colorado got smacked with a heavy hint of winter this week as temperatures dropped 74 degrees in two days and parts of the state received as much as nine inches of snow. While sunshine and milder temperatures are forecast for the weekend, a winter storm continues to move through the Great Plains.

本周，科罗拉多州遭遇了强烈的冬季征兆，两天内气温下降了74度，该州部分地区积雪厚达9英寸。虽然天气预报说周末会有阳光和温和的气温，但一场冬季风暴仍在大平原地区肆虐。

A "potentially record-setting blizzard" is heading for the area, and that could mean snow from Colorado to Minnesota, according to The Weather Channel. Dubbed Winter Storm Aubrey, the snowstorm is expected to hit especially hard in the Dakotas, where a blizzard could leave more than a foot of snow.

据气象频道报道，一场“可能创记录的暴风雪”正向该地区移动，这可能意味着从科罗拉多州到明尼苏达州的降雪。这场被称为“奥布里”的暴风雪预计将在达科他州造成特别严重的打击，那里的暴风雪可能会留下超过一英尺的积雪。

Residents are being warned that strong winds and heavy, wet snow could lead to tree damage and power outages. Those in the path of the storm have been asked to limit travel to emergencies only.

居民们被警告说，强风和潮湿的大雪可能会导致树木受损和断电。那些在风暴路径上的人被要求只在紧急情况下旅行。

The National Weather Service in Bismarck, North Dakota, is referring to Aubrey as a "potentially historic October winter storm."

北达科他州俾斯麦的国家气象局称奥布里为“可能具有历史意义的十月冬季风暴”。

"I think, obviously, the magnitude of it, and it being the first storm of the season," Patrick Ayd, a meteorologist at the Bismarck NWS office, told the Grand Forks Herald. "It's so early in the season. Normally we get to ease into things."

俾斯麦国家气象局的气象学家帕特里克·艾德在接受《大福克斯先驱报》采访时表示:“我认为，很明显，这是本季度的第一场风暴。”“现在还太早。正常情况下，我们会慢慢适应。”

But the Dakotas and Colorado aren't the other states impacted. So far, about 2 feet of snow has been reported in Pony, Montana. The forecast also calls for snow into Michigan and Minnesota.

但达科他和科罗拉多并没有受到其他州的影响。到目前为止，蒙大拿的小马已经有2英尺厚的积雪。天气预报还预测密歇根州和明尼苏达州将有降雪。

Freeze watches have been posted as far south as Texas and Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls, Texas, according to USA Today.

据《今日美国》报道，包括俄克拉荷马城和德克萨斯州的威奇托瀑布在内，远在德克萨斯州南部的德克萨斯州和俄克拉何马州都张贴了冻结表。