Rico's rants: Dangerously cold

05 January 2015

Dangerously cold

Time has an article via NBC News about the impending cold:

Dangerously cold arctic air masses and snow were moving across the US on Sunday night, bringing the most bitterly cold temperatures so far this winter. Parts of fourteen states from Washington to Ohio were under winter storm watches, warnings, and advisories thanks to the fast-moving storm.
Wintry weather on Saturday led to numerous accidents in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio due to snow and ice. In Connecticut, a pedestrian died after being struck by a snow plow, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania flights were delayed more than two hours because of weather, including fog and rain. Severe storms heavily damaged mobile homes and downed power lines and trees in Mississippi, with two tornadoes confirmed in the state.
As snow turned to heavy rain in the Pacific Northwest, avalanche warnings were issued Sunday night for the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state.
Snow was falling in Chicago, Illinois, with some areas reporting up to three inches, NBC Chicago reported. More snow was forecast there on Monday, with a second weather front moving in that could bring up to six inches of snow through Tuesday.
Bitter temperatures will sweep the country with the first arctic mass set to target the Plains and the Great Lakes and last through Monday. An even colder shot midweek will stretch through the Midwest, the Southeast and the Northeast, with temperatures set to fall ten to thirty degrees below average, according to The Weather Channel. It said that wind chills could drop into the single digits and below zero for the Southeast on Wednesday.
Snow showers continued in the Great Lakes and the Ohio Valley on Sunday, while snow and freezing rain will fall near the US-Canadian border in the Northeast, according to The Weather Channel. It said parts of the upper Midwest, upstate New York, and northern New England could pick up six inches or more of total snowfall through Sunday.