And you thought the polar vortex was so last year, eh?
In an event that has many similarities to 2014's record cold outbreak, including a southerly wobble in the polar vortex itself, dangerously cold wind chills have forced authorities to cancel school on Wednesday in typically cold-tolerant cities such as Minneapolis and Chicago.
The Twin Cities may stay below zero all day Wednesday, with wind chills well below zero, which echoes last January, when there were three such days in Minneapolis.
The temperature in Chicago at 9 a.m. ET was hovering at the big goose egg (0 degrees Fahrenheit), with a forecast high of just 2 degrees. If the high temperature is 3 degrees Fahrenheit or below, the city will tie or break its daily temperature record for Jan. 7. A wind chill warning was issued for the "windy city" due to wind chills that were dipping as low as minus-30 Fahrenheit, which is cold enough to cause frostbite on exposed skin in just a few minutes, according to the National Weather Service. Read more...
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