Tornado, Blizzard, or Heatwave?

The weather chose “all of the above” this week, putting roughly half the U.S. under extreme conditions.

On the East Coast, April showers March thunderstorms struck from Florida to New Jersey, putting 94M+ residents under severe weather alerts. Around 34M were under tornado watches, including in the D.C. metro area, which led Capitol Hill to close shop early on Monday. 

In the Midwest, St. Paddy’s Day parades were more white than green. Over 11M residents in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and northern Michigan have been buried in up to 3 feet of snow (see the drifts), leaving ~360,000 without power. 

As of yesterday, 4,700+ flights had been canceled due to wild weather. 

Meanwhile, the Southwest is sweating. A heatwave is blasting through parts of California and Arizona this week, potentially raising temps into record-breaking triple digits. 

CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
Verse to consider when you’re feeling weather whiplash… “For the creation was subjected to futility ​— ​not willingly, but because of him who subjected it ​— ​in the hope that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.” 
Romans 8:20-21 (CSB) (read full passage)