Arctic Blast Threatens Eastern US With Dangerous Subzero Cold
A dangerous Arctic blast is barreling into the eastern United States, sending temperatures plunging well below zero and prompting urgent warnings from weather experts. According to the New York Post , residents are…
A dangerous Arctic blast is barreling into the eastern United States, sending temperatures plunging well below zero and prompting urgent warnings from weather experts.
According to the New York Post, residents are being advised to bundle up and limit time outdoors, or risk frostbite and hypothermia.
The frigid front is expected to peak later this week, with Chicago, Michigan, upstate New York, and parts of the Midwest among the hardest hit. “It is dangerously cold,” AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines told The Post.
“This Arctic air — an Arctic blast — is coming. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.”
The Northeast is forecast to feel the brunt of the blast over the weekend, with temperatures plunging roughly 30 degrees below normal for late January, Kines said.
“If you have to go outside, respect the cold,” he warned. “Layer up and only go out if you have to. When it’s that cold, it actually hurts sometimes when you first breathe in. It’s nothing to sneeze at.”
Parts of Minnesota and Illinois are particularly at risk, with officials cautioning that prolonged exposure could be life-threatening. The surge in heating demand may also strain local power grids, potentially causing outages in the hardest-hit areas.
New York City is bracing for bitterly cold weather