Visitors Now:
Total Visits:
Total Stories:
Profile image
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Cold snap felt in western half of US

Wednesday, December 4, 2013 3:41
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

A tanker truck is tended to by firefighters after sliding off the snowy highway near mile marker 48 on Interstate 90 in Piedmont, S.D., Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 3, 2013.

A rare wintry storm pushing through the western half of the United States is bringing bitterly cold temperatures that prompted safety warnings for residents and threatening crops.

Western states like Montana and the Dakotas are forecast to reach lows in the minus-20s. Parts of California which usually have mild temperatures could see the thermometer drop to the 20s.

The icy arctic blast was expected to be followed by another one later in the week, creating an extended period of cold weather that hasn’t been seen since the late 1990s, meteorologists said.

Weather officials warned residents to protect themselves against frostbite if they are going to be outside for any length of time.

AccuWeather meteorologist Tom Kines said Tuesday that the jet stream is much farther south than normal, allowing the cold air to push in from the Arctic and drop temperatures by 20 to 40 degrees below normal levels.

“When it gets this cold, you don’t need 30, 40 mile-per-hour winds to get that wind chill down to dangerous levels. All it takes is a little breeze,” Kines said.

The storm hit the northern Rockies on Monday and Tuesday, dumping up to 2 feet of snow in the mountains and in Yellowstone National Park.

The cold was expected to keep pushing south and bring near-record low temperatures to parts of California.

AHT/ARA

Source: Press TV



Source: http://rinf.com/alt-news/breaking-news/cold-snap-felt-in-western-half-of-us/

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.