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Extreme Weather Alerts Cover Every State as Bomb Cyclone Intensifies
by Andrew Freeman
January 12, 2024

Introduction:

(Axios) A rapidly intensifying storm that could be one of the most intense on record for the Midwest in January is helping to prompt watches and warnings for the entire Lower 48 states on Friday.

Threat level: The storm's hazards are multifaceted, from "life-threatening" blizzard conditions in Iowa to powerful winds that may cause damage in at least a dozen states.

• Conditions in Iowa have disrupted campaigning as all eyes are on turnout ahead of Monday's caucuses.

• In addition, more rounds of severe thunderstorms with possible tornadoes are likely Friday and Saturday across the Southeast, with flooding rains along the East Coast.

Details: The storm, which will reach its maximum intensity over Michigan this weekend — causing waves on the Great Lakes to reach or exceed 20 feet — will help accelerate a push of Arctic air south and southeastward from Montana to the Gulf Coast.

• This frigid air, which is tied to the configuration of the polar vortex in upper levels of the atmosphere, will be the coldest air many Americans have experienced in several years.

• On Friday morning, temperatures bottomed out at minus 52°F in Edmonton, Alberta, indicating the significance of the frigid air charging southward.

Read more here: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/12/weath ... r-vortex




Watches, warnings and advisories issued by the NWS across the U.S. on Friday morning.
Image: NOAA/NWS.

For legend guide see this link: https://www.weather.gov/

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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures

Source: AP

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER
Updated 2:24 AM CST, January 15, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on Monday and linger through at least midweek, prolonging a bitter cold that set record-low temperatures in parts of the country and threatens to further disrupt daily life, including an NFL playoff game and the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest in Iowa.

The National Weather Service said wind chills are expected to push temperatures 30 degrees below zero from the Northern Rockies to northern Kansas and into Iowa, testing the hardiness of caucusgoers willing to brave the deep chill on Monday.

“You can’t sit home,” former President Donald Trump told supporters Sunday. “If you’re sick as a dog, you say, ‘Darling, I gotta make it.’ Even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it.”

Arctic storms left at least four dead and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the Northwest, brought snow to the South and walloped the Northeast with blizzard conditions forcing the postponement of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills NFL playoff game hosted in bone-chilling Buffalo, New York.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/winter-weath ... a6da573df3

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Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a baby, authorities say

Source: AP

By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN
Updated 5:00 AM CST, January 18, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest.

Shortly before noon, dispatchers started receiving frantic calls about a downed power line and people appearing to be electrocuted, according to a statement from the city’s fire department. A branch had fallen on a power line, causing it to fall onto an SUV, the statement said.

As the chaotic situation unfolded, a resident grabbed the baby from one of the people lying in the street in a bid to save its life, according to the statement. The three killed — two adults and one teenager — were found dead upon firefighters’ arrival, and the baby was taken to a hospital. It is believed the victims were electrocuted after they got out of the vehicle, the statement said.

The power company later deenergized the line, the statement added without specifying which company.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/us-winter-we ... 5f3584503e

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Storm Isha brings 99mph gusts, disrupting UK road, rail and air travel

22 Jan 2024

– Strong winds and heavy rain from Storm Isha have brought travel disruption, and left tens of thousands of homes without electricity

– Parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland have seen the strongest winds in 10 to 20 years

– Gusts of wind of up to 99mph (159km/h) were recorded in Northumberland

– About 45,000 people in Northern Ireland were without power overnight, as well as 8,000 in north-west England, and 3,000 in Wales

– The Sellafield nuclear site suspended operations. The government said in a staff update there were no safety issues

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-68036507

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