Winter has been hitting the U.S. extra hard, and on Friday, Dec. 12, the United States Postal Service (USPS) issued delivery warnings extending into the weekend for 15 states due to severe winter weather. So, those waiting to get holiday packages or planning to mail anything, note that there will be delays in various areas.
The USPS is warning that the severe weather may impact the time it takes to not only deliver the mail but also process the mail and packages. The regions that are part of the delivery warnings include areas of the Great Lakes, Northern Plains, Ohio Valley, Pacific Northwest and Northeast.
These States Are Part of the USPS Delivery Warnings
On Friday, Dec. 12, the USPS sent out a bulletin noting that winter weather is “impacting delivery.”
“Winter weather in the Northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeastern U.S. (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine) may impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages,” the Postal Service noted.
The USPS also stated that flooding is impacting the mail service. “Flooding in the Pacific Northwest U.S. (Washington state) may impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages,” they added.
As for the holiday schedule, the USPS also reminded residents that the post office is closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
How Much Snow is Expected to Fall Across the U.S.
On Friday, Dec. 12, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued new winter weather warnings for the states of Kentucky, Alaska, Indiana and Montana, as well as winter weather watches in Maryland, Alaska, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
The NWS, in addition, issued advisories for Alaska, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia.
An upwards of 24 inches of snow is expected in aeras of Montana through Sunday, Dec. 14, and an upwards of 30 inches of show could fall in Alaska by Monday, Dec. 15.
