Posted on 01/15/2024 4:53:46 AM PST by Libloather
A deadly Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on Monday and linger through at least midweek, subjecting nearly 100 million Americans to weather warnings while prolonging a bitter cold that has killed four people already, including an Oregon woman who died when a fire spread from an open-flame stove after a tree fell on to her RV.
In the Dakotas and Montana, forecasters predict a wind chill of minus 70, which can cause frostbite almost instantly. Officials have implored members of the public to remain home. Similar temperatures will be felt from the Northern Rockies all the way to Kansas. In the northeast, blinding snow has brought the region to an almost standstill.
In Buffalo, New York where snowfall of 1 to 2 feet was forecast, severe conditions saw thundersnow - a bizarre phenomenon in which thunder and lightning occur during a snowstorm.
The weather system threatens to further disrupt daily life, including an NFL playoff game and the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest in Iowa.
In the Hawkeye State, the wind chill will leave temperatures feeling testing the hardiness of caucusgoers willing to brave the deep chill on Monday.
**SNIP**
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Buffalo native, posted a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing near-whiteout condition ahead of the Bills playoff clash with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
'Conditions right now in Orchard Park, where the game would have started moments ago,' she wrote early Sunday afternoon. 'No visibility and dangerously high winds.'
The Bills invited diehard fans to help dig out snow-filled Highmark Stadium, offering $20 an hour for their labor.
'We made progress shoveling, but not much at all,' said Logan Eschrich, a storm chaser who made his way to Buffalo and pitched in.
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OMG we’re all going to die!
Time for another Global Warming conference.
Thundersnow? What is thundersnow?!
If the windchill got down to - 459.67 degrees below zero would all molecular activity stop or would it just feel like it did?
Absolutely!
EC
“ In Buffalo, New York where snowfall of 1 to 2 feet was forecast, severe conditions saw thundersnow - a bizarre phenomenon in which thunder and lightning occur during a snowstorm.”
Where was Jim Cantore?
L
Buffalo is building a brand new stadium next to the current one. NO DOME. Had a chance to have one on the current one years ago. Nope.
And it’s amazing to me how Holchunt calls the shots for the Bills and has become their media spokesman.
Buffalo and NY just can’t suck enough.
I know right?
Been a while since I’ve seen a headline that overly dramatic......not to mention lengthy. SMH
Thunder can happen in winter too;
in mid Jan of 91 I dozed off watching
Gulf War coverage on tv here in Boston
area. Snow outside and thunder—it
woke me up and I thought, whoa, we’re
getting bombed!
Basically a thunderstorm in winter with snow. Fairly rare. You need a huge temperature differential with the high temp near or below freezing. It’s bizarre. Seen it only a few times.
Fear porn, it’s not just for breakfast anymore.
some genius will just say that as long as it doesn’t go below -273 degrees, it’s all ok. guessing it depends on the scale.
“Where was Jim Cantore?”
He’s in Mississippi this morning
Or Joe Bastardi.
Nice calm headline. F’n clowns in media…
Experienced it three times in my life. All in NY.
How dare you not use SI units…
Just think if GLOBAL WARMING wasn’t around, we might be 30 degrees here in Florida instead of 45!! 🤓
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