New York, northeast US to be pummeled by foot of snow, hazardous whiteout conditions

LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Much of the U.S.

faced another round of biting winter weather on Sunday, with torrential rains causing intense flooding in Kentucky and resulting in at least two deaths.The Northern Plains faced life-threatening cold, and tornado watches were issued for parts of Georgia and Florida.A 73-year-old man was found dead in floodwaters in Clay County, WKYT-TV reported.

Clay County Emergency Management Deputy Director Revelle Berry confirmed the fatality but did not provide additional details.Severe storms also swept through parts of Florida and Georgia, where tornado watches were in effect early Sunday, the National Weather Service said.Elsewhere, bone-chilling cold is expected for the Northern Plains with low temperatures into the minus 30s F near the Canadian border.Dangerously cold wind chill temperatures in the Dakotas and Minnesota of minus 40 Fahrenheit (minus 40 Celsius) to minus 50 F (minus 45.6 C) are expected.Heavy snowfall amounts were expected in parts of New England and northern New York.

In some areas, wind gusts could reach 60 mph (about 97 kph) and create “hazardous whiteout conditions,” the NWS said.The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife said there was an investigation into a death and a rescue operation was underway in Hart County, WNKY-TV reported.The station reported a youth died and a second victim was missing in flooding Saturday evening.The Fish and Wildlife department and the Hart County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for more information from The Associated Press.Water submerged cars and buildings in Kentucky and mudslides blocked roads in Virginia.

Both of the states were under flood warnings, along with Tennessee and Arkansas.The National Weather Service warned residents to stay off the roads.Kentucky Gov.

Andy Beshear preemptively declared a state of emergency in Kentucky, where flash flooding was expected into Sunday.Flash flooding hit some roads in Bowling Green and parts of wes...