National Weather Service issues warning of ‘bitter cold’ across US

The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that a bitterly cold arctic blast will move across the United States over the weekend, adding to an already stormy January across the country.

Arctic temperatures will move in from the west and impact the northern Rockies and northern Plains Thursday evening into Friday.

Cold air will move south and east through the Plains and Midwest over the weekend, with temperatures across the south-central United States likely to reach daily cold records on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. NWS predicted.

Parts of Texas and the interior Southeast could see below-freezing winds early next week. Wind chills are expected to drop below -40 degrees in the Rocky Mountains and northern Plains through the weekend.

“This increases the risk of frostbite and hypothermia on exposed skin,” the NWS said in its advisory, adding that if you must travel, you should wear a cold weather survival kit.

A new storm is expected to form in the West on Friday due to colder air. “Significant impact” snow is expected to fall in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Utah.

As the storm system moves eastward, it could bring snow to the interior south through the Mid-Atlantic region Sunday into Monday, and into the Northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday. NWS predicted.

Polar vortex air typically remains 25 to 30 miles above Earth, but there was a small disturbance last week that increased the likelihood of cold air, Amy Butler, an atmospheric scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told Nexstar. Ta. The parent company announced this in a statement.

Blizzard conditions with snow totals of 6 to 12 inches are possible heading into the Midwest, and the southern U.S. is bracing for potential tornadoes, The Hill previously reported.

The Southwest Power Pool oversees electricity reliability in 14 states. Declaring multiple recommendations For energy utilities, the storm could pose a “higher than normal risk of power outages.”