A dangerous Arctic blast continued to sweep across the US on Monday, bringing below-freezing temperatures to more than three-quarters of the country and leaving at least four people dead – including an Oregon woman who was killed when a tree fell on her RV.
The bone-chilling cold is expected to set record lows Monday and Tuesday from Oregon to Mississippi — about 79% of the country — and threaten the NFL playoffs and the Iowa caucuses.
Gusty winds and a slushy mix of snow and ice toppled about 100 trees over the weekend in a community south of Portland, Oregon, including one that fell on an RV and started a fire, killing a woman in her 30s.
Three others fled the doomed mobile home, where firefighters learned people were using open flames to stay warm, station KOIN6 reported.
Another man was killed in Oregon when a tree fell on his home, and two others died of suspected hypothermia.
A tractor trailer truck is stuck in a ditch along Interstate 80 eastbound on January 14, 2024 near Williamsburg, Iowa. Getty Images A chainsaw is placed on top of a downed tree as workers stop cutting on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Portland, Ore. AP
The National Weather Service warned that brutally cold winds were expected to bring temperatures of 30 degrees below zero from the Northern Rockies to northern Kansas and into Iowa, which is hosting the nation’s first presidential contest on Monday, despite bitterly cold winds. in the negative 30s.
“You can’t sit at home,” former President Donald Trump urged supporters during a campaign stop Sunday. “If you’re sick as a dog, you say, ‘Honey, I’ve got to do it.’ Even if you vote and then die, it’s worth it.”
The Arctic storm left tens of thousands of people in the Northwest without power, blanketed large swathes of the South in snow — and battered the Northeast with blizzard and blizzard conditions, forcing the postponement of the NFL playoff game Pittsburgh Steelers vs. The Buffalo Bills are hosted in cool Buffalo, New York.
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The game was rescheduled for Monday after being canceled on Sunday, but its fate remains uncertain, as heavy lake-effect snow moving into upstate New York is expected to add to the 1 to 2 feet of snow already covering the region.
The Bills are inviting fans to help shovel snow at Highmark Stadium, offering $20 an hour for their trouble.
“We’re making shoveling progress, but not much at all,” said Logan Eschrich, a storm chaser who traveled to Buffalo to help with the effort.
About 100 million people across the US are under a wind chill advisory as sub-zero wind chills grip much of the country, plunging to 50 degrees below zero in Montana and the Dakotas.
Winds of up to 25 mph can cause frostbite on exposed skin in just 30 minutes, CNN reported. In South Dakota, wind chills as low as -45 can cause frostbite in 5 minutes.
Other parts of the country could see temperatures drop 25 to 40 degrees below normal, from the Rockies to the Ohio Valley.
More than 140 daily cold records could be broken Monday and Tuesday from Oregon to Mississippi.
Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana declared states of emergency as the Arctic storm swept across the country.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issued a state of emergency Sunday to increase response and recovery efforts.
“All Mississippians in affected areas are encouraged to take precautions over the next few days. Prepare your home now for below-freezing temperatures, bring pets inside, and check in with your most vulnerable loved ones during this cold weather,” said a news release from the governor’s office.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear also declared a state of emergency, asking people in his state to remain “weather aware”.
As temperatures in Texas plunged, the state’s power grid operator asked residents to voluntarily save electricity on Monday as cold weather caused “record-breaking demand” for energy, less than three years after a deadly freeze in 2021 left millions of Texans without power. electricity.
Widespread power outages affecting tens of thousands were reported Sunday in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In Nebraska, the Omaha Public Power District is also appealing to customers to conserve electricity to avoid blackouts.
Airports across the country have been affected by the Arctic blast. More than half of the flights in and out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport have been canceled. Many flights were also canceled or delayed at Chicago, Denver and Seattle-Tacoma airports.
With Postal wire
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