![]() In Oregon, more than 120,000 homes and businesses were without electricity, most of them in the Portland metro area, a day after high winds and a mix of snow and ice brought down trees and power lines. Other parts of the country could see temperatures drop 25 to 40 degrees fahrenheit below normal, from the Rockies to the Ohio Valley.Īs temperatures in Texas plunged, the state’s power grid operator appealed to residents to voluntarily conserve electricity on Monday morning due to the cold weather causing “record-breaking demand” for energy.Ī deadly freeze in Texas in 2021 left millions of people without power but state officials this week expressed confidence about the grid’s reliability as the cold front approached.įreezing rain is expected to pelt parts of the southern plains and southern Appalachians.Įven Florida will not be spared from turbulent weather, with forecasts predicting showers and thunderstorms from Monday into Tuesday. “It takes a matter of minutes for frostbite to set in,” the South Dakota department of public safety said in a statement on Sunday urging people to stay indoors. Sub-zero wind chills will grip much of the country, plunging to -50F (-45C) in Montana and the Dakotas. The National Weather Service said wind chills were expected to push temperatures to -30F (-34C) from the northern Rockies to northern Kansas and into Iowa, testing the hardiness of caucus-goers willing to brave the deep chill on Monday and prompting dire warnings of the risk of frostbite for those venturing outside.Īrctic storms left at least four dead and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the north-west, brought snow to the south and walloped the north-east with blizzard conditions forcing the postponement of the Pittsburgh Steelers v Buffalo Bills NFL playoff game hosted in bone-chilling conditions in Buffalo, New York. ![]()
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