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Old 01-28-2019, 02:42 PM
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The Polar Vortex

"A dangerous cold-air outbreak will reach the Midwest and Great Lakes on Tuesday and is expected to last multiple days with the potential to break dozens of records. By the end of the week, more than 87 million people in those regions will experience temperatures at or below zero degrees and wind chills far colder.

A portion of the polar vortex, the pool of subfreezing air that normally swirls over the Arctic Circle, dives into the Midwest this week, pushing temperatures off a cliff. The most intense cold will last from Tuesday night through Thursday across a broad region from North Dakota south into Missouri and as far east as Upstate New York. Temperatures are forecast to run as much as 50 degrees below average for late January." WP

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So happy to be living in CA. Beautiful sunny spring-like day, just back from my lunchtime walk in shirtsleeves.
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Old 01-28-2019, 06:52 PM
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They say below zero Wed night in Cincinnati. Just about never gets that cold here.
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As I look out the window the thermometer 19*F (-8*C) at 1020!

Low tonight around 5*F (-15*C) so water will be a left dripping over night and will see about tomorrow.

Hope this stops returning, by killing off some of the insects in the spring.

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Old 01-30-2019, 07:48 AM
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3 degrees this morning in Cincinnati. Much colder elsewhere, and colder tonight. The hot water heat here that is often excessive is now appreciated!
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Old 01-30-2019, 07:51 AM
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There are and will be fewer insects. They will come roaring back if patterns stabilize, though, they just need a little time to adapt.
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Some important perspective. What is happening in mid-continental N. America is not happening everywhere. Map shows worldwide temp difference from normal average, colder is blue-to-lavender; warmer is orange-to-red:



Looks pretty toasty in Alaska....
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'Polar vortex grips the Midwest in a deep and dangerous freeze' WP

MADISON, Wis. — Millions across the Midwest experienced a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle on Wednesday as temperatures dropped to nearly 50 degrees below zero. The frightful cold, expected to bottom out with record lows Thursday morning, was blamed for several deaths across the region, and fears for the most vulnerable populations soared as night fell.
The nearly unthinkable temperatures caused airline gas lines to freeze, led to the collapse of electrical grids, and kept much of the northern United States homebound. Power outages roiled swaths of Wisconsin and Iowa, plunging thousands into a brief, unheated darkness. The dry, frigid air froze exposed water instantly, led to spontaneous nosebleeds, and made even brief forays outdoors extremely hazardous.

Officials in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota had linked six deaths to the weather as of Wednesday night, including several people who likely froze to death. Governors in Wisconsin and Michigan declared states of emergency and ordered all state government offices closed; some state agencies in Illinois were closed Wednesday, as well."


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Please keep an eye out for those less fortunate than ourselves, this is deadly.
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