‘The coldest temperatures in a DECADE’: ‘Life-threatening’ polar vortex hits the Northeast for record-breaking icy weekend
De Blasio warned residents to take ‘extreme precautions’ over weekend
Forecasters have warned the conditions could be ‘life-threatening’
New York City’s forecast predicts Saturday temperatures of 2 degrees
Biting windchill meant it felt like an icy 4F in Manhattan Saturday morning
In Buffalo it was -1F, with windchill making it feel 21 degrees colder
Arctic blast predicted to send many cities’ temperatures below zero
Wind chills are expected to drop 20 to 40 degrees below across region that will feel like ‘walking in a freezer’
DAILYMAIL.COM
13 February 2016
New York was hit by an arctic blast this morning as freezing temperatures and biting windchill struck the east coast.
Temperatures plummeted to below zero in New York state as windchill made it feel as cold as -22F.
New York City itself was 19F as people woke this morning, but it felt more like 4F as a polar vortex began to sweep across the east of the United States.
Mayor Bill be Blasio warned New Yorkers to take ‘extreme precautions’ today and on Sunday, which could see the coldest temperatures in a decade for much of the Northeast as forecasters warned of ‘life-threatening’ subzero conditions.
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