The coldest weather this winter has hit the northern United States this week, with temperatures plunging below zero. This is the first time Chicago has seen negative temperatures in nearly two years. These frigid temperatures are stretched from the Dakotas to New England. Wind chills have been reported as cold as 51 degrees below zero in North Dakota. Blinding snow has been reported in many areas and there have been a lot of car pileups, which have sent people to the hospital. There were also deaths reported. Frostbite can occur in just 10 minutes at 30 degrees below zero. Newborns and the elderly are in greater danger of hypothermia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, "Cold weather puts an extra strain on the heart." The extreme temperatures are expected to last until Thursday.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/22/us/weather/index.html?hpt=us_c2
Has it really been two years since the temperature was below zero in Chicago?? And wow! 51 degrees below zero! Yikes!
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