They would hit NY first I would guess and that's where I am.
Read an old newspaper (1875) which was about a local family who had smallpox. I took particualr notice that the family was isolated, that there were no cases in the nearby city (Rochester) and that "The weather is SO EXTREMELY COLD that the infection is not likely to be transmitted in the clothing of persons.
Maybe our bitter cold was a blessing this year just as our unusual warmth and sunshine was a blessing last year as it kept our spirits up.
The bitter cold definitely IS a blessing (in disguise) 'cause the cold kills off the insect pests that carry disease, like mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, even wasps.