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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I think it was him that wet his pants when he experienced thundersnow? Whoever it was was really over-the-top in their reaction to it.
Houston in the 70’s were very cold.
In ‘73, we got three snow storms in Jan/Feb.
Thunder snow is common in the Kansas City area.
It was him. He was in Chicago for Snowmagedon.
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Lol! I observed your actions, hitherto!
You are correct. I spent 64 years of my life based in Kansas and Missouri, living in and around Kansas City and so-called Thunder Snow was nothing of note. I was in construction nationally and we used to note that it was almost easier to build in Alaska than in Kansas and Missouri, due to mud, ice, mud, wind, tornados, sleet, heavy snow, mud, sub-zero, high humidity 100+, etc.
Minus 22F at the ranch this morning. Fun times.
Al Gore had tickets to the game?!
LOLOL!
Gonna get down to 21º, in SE TX, Tues night, too.
We even had flurries, this morning!
Only now,they want to continue with warming the globe.
Who knows....with the earths orbit around the sun slowly increasing it’s radius and the Sun ,ever so slowly, losing mass...we may get real global cooling...then the cry will be to burn those fossil fuels.
“Buffalo and NY just can’t suck enough.”
I was told that Buffalo is experiencing a real estate price boom by a man who has a daughter living in the area.
Climate Change again? Cold in winter and warm in summer - who knew?
Sounds like a Taylor Swift lyric.
Thundegeddon!
I thought it was Elizabeth Warren's Indian name after eating Boston baked beans in February.
When the Terrorists blowup the pipelines everything will get better ,D’oh
journalists
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they are not journalists
they are URINALISTS
they pee on our legs
and report it as rain.
Thundersnow? What is thundersnow?!
New words made up by the Insane
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