{"id":182941,"date":"2019-01-30T09:44:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T09:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=182941"},"modified":"2019-02-02T05:37:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T05:37:47","slug":"americans-warned-not-to-go-outside-as-polar-vortex-grips-midwest-with-record-low-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=182941","title":{"rendered":"Americans warned not to go outside as Polar vortex grips Midwest with record low temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily Telegraph \u2013 Jan 30, 2019<\/h1>\n

\"Two<\/a>Tens of millions of people in the United States<\/a><\/strong><\/span> are bracing for a potentially life-threatening deep arctic chill forecast to hit swaths of the country on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Companies have told their workers to stay home, schools are closed and hundreds of flights have been canceled.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US Postal Service – known for its commitment to bringing the mail whatever the weather – has even reportedly suspended deliveries in Iowa due to the severe cold.<\/span><\/p>\n

Temperatures in almost a dozen states stretching more than 1,200 miles (1,930 kilometers) from the Dakotas to Ohio were forecast to be the coldest in a generation, if not on record.<\/span><\/p>\n

“One of the coldest arctic air mass intrusions in recent memory is surging south into the Upper Midwest before spreading across much of the eastern two-thirds of the country,” the National Weather Service said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Expect frigid temperatures, bitterly cold and life-threatening wind chills, likely leading to widespread record lows and low maximum temperatures from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The cause is a swirl of arctic air that broke away from the polar\u00a0vortex\u00a0that usually encircles the North Pole.<\/span><\/p>\n

The National Weather Service forecast temperatures between -10 to -40 degrees Fahrenheit (-23 to -40 Celsius) by Wednesday across the Midwest, with wind chills making it seem as cold as -65 degrees Fahrenheit in one area of Minnesota.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chicago, America’s third largest city, was expected to be colder than parts of Antarctica.<\/span><\/p>\n

Authorities in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin put emergency measures in place to handle the frigid weather.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We need everyone to do your part and make sure you and your families are prepared,” said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.<\/span><\/p>\n

Americans were asked to stay home if possible Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to be at their coldest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scores of schools, businesses and government agencies announced closures in multiple states.<\/span><\/p>\n

“People exposed to extreme cold are susceptible to frostbite in a matter of minutes,” warned the NWS.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lawrence Gottlieb of the University of Chicago Medical Center said the threat was significant “when temps fall below zero, especially when there is a strong wind.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Some 160 warming centers were opened in Chicago, where temperatures could potentially equal or exceed the all-time record of -27 degrees Fahrenheit. With the wind chill, it would feel like -40 or -50, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“They are life-threatening conditions and temperatures,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told a news conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Minneapolis, officials allowed residents to stay on public buses and trains for warmth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The @NWSDesMoines<\/a> regarding the upcoming cold in the Upper Midwst and Great Lakes: "This is the coldest air many of us will have ever experienced." https:\/\/t.co\/OykrGHmgoU<\/a><\/p>\n

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) January 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n