Midwest, eastern US bracing for Arctic blast, subzero temps

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Source: AP

By The Associated Press
Jan. 4, 2015 4:41 AM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — The Midwest and eastern parts of the U.S. on Sunday braced for Arctic temperatures that were expected to arrive during the next few days.

A mix of precipitation on Saturday that included snow, ice and rain affected a swath from the Oklahoma Panhandle — where several inches of snow were in the forecast — to southern New England, where up to a quarter-inch of ice is possible in the eastern Berkshires.

Freezing rain and ice factored into numerous accidents in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio and threatened an outdoor hockey game in Toledo.

And parts of the southern U.S. saw heavy rain and thunderstorms, leading the National Weather Service to issue tornado watches and warnings in Mississippi and Louisiana and a flash flood watch for portions of Arkansas.




Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a3b7ebcbd9c94aafa027ab2d122f8400/midwest-eastern-us-bracing-arctic-blast-subzero-temps

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Jimmy Inhofe to crow delusions of victory in 3, 2, 1...

[Cha]

1. Global Change.. we're even having a colder than usual winter on Kauai. mahalo 1step!

Brr. like last winter.. stay warm mainlanders!

[Cha]

2. Jim Inhofe needs to keep up.

[House of Roberts]

3. Inhofe is too old to catch up.

He's past it.

[AllyCat]

4. This is not "climate change"! This is our climate!

It is winter in the Midwest and it is supposed to be cold and snowy! Instead, we had the first holiday season I can recall in nearly half a century with 40 degree temperatures, no snow, rain, and not seeing the sun for 18 straight days. This is winter. We want to sled, ski, make igloos, and have snowball fights. Bring it on! ❄️⛄️

[Earth_First]

5. 51 here this morning in Rochester, NY

Odd.

[ellenrr]

6. warm in NJ too this morning, but not for long! nt

[cosmicone]

7. Actually, polar vortices support global warming

Inhofe can go suck a ball of shaved ice.

[madokie]

8. 17 with a 17 mile per hour north northwest wind here right now

[paleotn]

9. About time...

....we've been ridiculously warm here in the NC mountains, except for a couple very short lived cold snaps. Except for a brutal Thursday this week, the rest looks normal for a change....low to mid 30s for highs....low 20s to teens for lows. That will make the ski slope operators very happy.

[blkmusclmachine]

10. Inhofe/delusions. How prescient you are...

[midnight]

11. In Wisconsin it is chilly…. -12 with winds they say it's close to -30 here.