Feb 3, 2023 07:01 PM
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https://gizmodo.com/northeast-usa-deep-f...1850070328
EXCERPTS: . . . The cold front will bring temperatures to between 15 and 35 degrees below average across a large section of the U.S. that includes the Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes, the Upper Mississippi Vally, and the Northeast, National Weather Service said in a Friday alert. States from the Dakotas to New England are under wind chill warnings and advisories.
New York City is expected to see temperatures around 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 degrees Celsius) Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Governor Kathy Hochul issued a weather warning on Thursday and urged residents to avoid spending time outdoors.
Boston and some surrounding cities, including Lawrence and Cambridge, are expected to see wind chills as low as -35 degrees Fahrenheit (-37 degrees Celsius) this weekend. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu declared a cold emergency for the city from today until Sunday, and the city closed schools Friday and opened warming shelters, Reuters reported.
“Wind chill values will be lowest Friday night and Saturday morning and may be the coldest or colder since a similar event in February of 2016,” forecasters from the Portland, Maine NWS office said earlier today. “If wind chills fall to -40 or -50F this will be the first time in 20 or 30 years for many locations.”
Burlington, Vermont can expect wind chills of -30 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 degrees Celsius) to -45 degrees Fahrenheit (-42 degrees Celsius), according to a local National Weather Service alert. Parts of the eastern Adirondack mountains along the border of New York and Vermont might experience wind chills as low as -55 degrees Fahrenheit (-48 degrees Celsius)... (MORE - missing details)
EXCERPTS: . . . The cold front will bring temperatures to between 15 and 35 degrees below average across a large section of the U.S. that includes the Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes, the Upper Mississippi Vally, and the Northeast, National Weather Service said in a Friday alert. States from the Dakotas to New England are under wind chill warnings and advisories.
New York City is expected to see temperatures around 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 degrees Celsius) Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Governor Kathy Hochul issued a weather warning on Thursday and urged residents to avoid spending time outdoors.
Boston and some surrounding cities, including Lawrence and Cambridge, are expected to see wind chills as low as -35 degrees Fahrenheit (-37 degrees Celsius) this weekend. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu declared a cold emergency for the city from today until Sunday, and the city closed schools Friday and opened warming shelters, Reuters reported.
“Wind chill values will be lowest Friday night and Saturday morning and may be the coldest or colder since a similar event in February of 2016,” forecasters from the Portland, Maine NWS office said earlier today. “If wind chills fall to -40 or -50F this will be the first time in 20 or 30 years for many locations.”
Burlington, Vermont can expect wind chills of -30 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 degrees Celsius) to -45 degrees Fahrenheit (-42 degrees Celsius), according to a local National Weather Service alert. Parts of the eastern Adirondack mountains along the border of New York and Vermont might experience wind chills as low as -55 degrees Fahrenheit (-48 degrees Celsius)... (MORE - missing details)