Buffalo, New York is covered in thick white snow, enough to cover girls' knees.
Christmas is approaching, and the temperature in many areas of the lower 48 states in the United States has dropped below zero degrees Fahrenheit. With the power of the wind chill effect, some states have become as cold as the Arctic. During the Christmas weekend holiday, the United States continues to be shrouded in low temperatures, which are low enough to be life-threatening. According to statistics on the 24th, this wave of winter storms has caused at least 23 deaths in the United States since the 21st. The National Weather Service pointed out that from the plains, the Midwest, the Northeast to the Atlantic coastal areas and even the southern United States, after dawn on the morning of the 24th, affected by the wind chill effect, the body temperature was around zero degrees Fahrenheit. Below: Atlanta is 9 degrees Fahrenheit but feels minus 8 degrees Fahrenheit, St. Louis is 9 degrees Fahrenheit and feels minus 12 degrees Fahrenheit, New York City is 8 degrees Fahrenheit and feels minus 8 degrees Fahrenheit, and Washington, D.C., is 12 degrees Fahrenheit and feels minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
The polar storm is heading straight from Canada to the United States, and many cities will have the coldest Christmas in decades this year. Weather forecasts show that the severe cold will last the longest in several states in the northern plains, and even places in the south such as Texas will experience low temperatures. bomb cyclone hits Christmas traffic and causes traffic chaos. Dubbed a bomb cyclone, the rapidly increasing power of the winter storm hit the central and western regions on the 22nd. Ultra-low temperatures and heavy snowstorms caused travel traffic spikes during the Christmas Eve holiday. Norwegian meteorological research pointed out that the temperature in the Arctic on the 23rd was about minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 32 degrees Celsius). Compared with the Arctic, temperatures in several American cities are around minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit, or even lower. The temperature distribution map of the weather website AccuWeather shows that the temperature in Montana, North Dakota , South Dakota , Wyoming , Minnesota , Michigan , Iowa, and Wisconsin on the afternoon of the 23rd was minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit or lower than minus 9 degrees Fahrenheit.
However, temperatures are expected to rise across the United States starting from the weekend, so during the Christmas holiday, American cities will no longer be as cold as or colder than the Arctic. Extreme low temperature shows off its power and is well prepared for the cold. Under extremely low temperatures, people will be in high danger if they are not well prepared for the cold. The Weather Channel's wind chill effect distribution map shows that due to the wind chill effect, the felt temperature in many places in the northern plains is around minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, while the felt temperature in the Midwest is around minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Including Texas and other southern regions, the temperature dropped to only single digits on the 23rd, and the Texas power supply system became heavily loaded. The explosion in demand for power supply forced Texas Power Company to take emergency response measures such as diversion and power outage. The Texas Electric Reliability Council told reporters that it is estimated that there will be enough power to meet the demand.
Lake Erie water slapped ashore and was immediately frozen into ice spray by the ultra-low temperature.
How strong is "Bomb Cyclone"? Horrifying footage of "After Tomorrow" was revealed. Most parts of the United States were hit by the Arctic storm "bomb cyclone" on Christmas Eve on the 24th. Ice storms, freezing rain, floods, and near-record low temperatures occurred in various places.
This cold wave has caused at least 16 deaths, 1.4 million households without power, and 200 million people affected by disasters in the United States. Buffalo, New York, completely froze after nightfall on the 23rd. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded on the road. Rescuers were unable to rescue due to heavy wind and snow. Buffalo A restaurant was covered in ice. A Reuters photo showed a horrifying scene, like a scene from the climate disaster movie Tomorrow. The temperature in Hell, Michigan, dropped to minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 50 degrees Celsius) on the night of the 23rd. The city of Seattle on the West Coast of the United States has turned into a huge ice rink, with cars and pedestrians gliding on the streets.
