Arctic blast to bring dangerously cold temperatures to Northeast
The Northeast and coastal mid-Atlantic will experience temperatures that are 10 to 30 degrees below average, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters have warned that a strong arctic blast will bring "dangerously low wind chill temperatures" and blizzard conditions to the Northeast until Saturday evening. The National Weather Service warned that temperatures will be 10 to 30 degrees below average in several areas of the Northeast and coastal mid-Atlantic on Saturday morning. According to the report, wind chill warnings and advisories are in force throughout New York and New England. In addition, the meteorological service warned that strong winds over the High Plains and the northern Rocky Mountain front might damage property and result in power outages. It occurs after very low temperatures levels throughout the area on Friday at Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, when a wind chill of - 101 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded.The two largest cities in New England, Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts, among others, shuttered their schools on Friday due to worries over the possibility of hypothermia and frostbite for kids walking to school or waiting for buses.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a state of emergency until Sunday after the meteorological service predicted wind chills of minus 30 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit for northern Massachusetts on Saturday. She also activated warming centres to assist the city's more than 650,000 people.A storm is to blame for the death of a child in Southwick, Massachusetts, which is close to Springfield. The baby was murdered when strong winds toppled a tree, which then fell and hit the vehicle the baby was in. The infant's 23-year-old mother suffered severe wounds. Age and gender of the infant were not immediately known. A "Code Blue" alert, which denotes very low temperatures and the opening of emergency shelters, was initiated in New York. The city and suburbs are expected to see wind chills of 10 to 15 below zero Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service's New York office.According to the website poweroutage.us, over 11,000 homes in New York and over 5,000 in Maine were without electricity early on Saturday. In the wake of a fatal winter ice storm that delivered days of freezing rain, sleet, and ice, creating widespread power outages and dangerously hazardous highways, Texas and portions of the South were beginning to warm up while the Northeast was hunkering down. Nevertheless, the weather service stated that "snow will move into sections of California overnight Saturday," and that on Sunday, another round of significant snowfall would affect the Sierra Nevada mountains from Saturday night through Sunday.
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