7 Weather 6pm Update, Thursday, January, 16
7 Weather 6pm Update, Thursday, January, 16
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The Weather NetworkHuge temperature rebound coming for Eastern Canada, but there’s a catch
A 30-degree temperature rebound is on the way for much of Eastern Canada in the coming days, but it comes at a catch.
- Miami Herald
Weather alert: ‘Multiple hazards’ in effect for Miami area. What the forecast says
Here are the advisories issued by the National Weather Service.
- BBC
Coldest wind chill ever recorded in continental US, say forecasters
The cold on Mount Washington in New Hampshire on Friday was producing a wind chill of -108F (-77C).
- HuffPost
'Frostquakes' Reported In Maine As Arctic Blast Deep Freezes New England
Other wild winter weather in the Northeast included sea smoke and steam devils.
- Fox Weather
Winter whiplash: Brutally cold weather to pause as warmup looms in wake of polar vortex
The FOX Forecast Center said a building ridge of high pressures is expected to lead to temperatures that could be 10 to 20 degrees above normal.
- Fox Weather
Watch: Arctic blast helps form spectacular icicles under Niagara Falls
A polar air mass that swept over Canada helped form icicles and snow-capped rocks at the base of Niagara Falls on Friday.
- The State
Does SC still have any chance for snow the rest of the winter? Here’s what Farmer’s Almanac predicts
Several states have been pummeled by snow and ice this winter — not so much for South Carolina. What does Farmer’s Almanac say about the rest of the season?
- The Herald News
Arctic blast continues today. Here's how to stay safe in the cold.
This mild winter will get a dangerous jolt of bone-chilling weather as a blast of arctic weather will roll into the Southcoast on Friday night.
- Fox Weather
Rain, snow returns to California
Storm system to deliver heavy rain to the Golden State and snow to the intermountain West through the weekend.
- KFSN – Fresno
Possible meteor may have fallen in Merced County
The National Weather Service says a possible meteor fell in Merced County overnight!
- NBC News
Wind chills in New England are so low, they're literally off the charts
Warming centers were being opened across Maine Thursday as the state braced for bitterly cold temperatures that could see wind chills of minus 60 degrees.
- LA Times
Colorado River crisis so severe lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes
One California water manager says Colorado River reservoirs aren't likely to refill. Scientists agree that the region needs to plan for a drier future.
- ABC News
Houston airport fire grounds United Airlines flights
A fire Sunday morning in a laundry room at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a ground stop on all United Airlines flights to Houston, officials said. The FAA issued the ground stop shortly before 7 a.m. local time and lifted it about 7:30 a.m., according to Flight Aware, which provides flight tracking data. The fire broke out in the airport's Terminal C in an employee laundry room, airport officials said on Twitter.
- The Hill
Bitter wind chills as low as -109 degrees recorded in Northeast as cold blast continues
Bitter wind chills as low as more than 100 below zero are being recorded in the Northeastern United States this weekend as cold continues to blast the region. The combination of low temperatures and strong winds caused what was likely the U.S.’s lowest-ever reported wind chill of negative 109 degrees Fahrenheit at Mount Washington in…
- The Weather Network
Day After Tomorrow wind chill felt in North America, record smashed
Saturday morning's wind chill at the Mount Washington Observatory shattered a previous benchmark for the site -- reaching an incomprehensible -78. By all accounts, this is the coldest wind chill ever recorded in the U.S.
- The Hill
Abbott issues disaster declaration following Texas ice storm
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a disaster declaration on Saturday for seven counties, including Austin, that were hit particularly hard by last week’s winter storm. “Through this disaster declaration, we will be able to provide additional assistance to Texans and communities who have experienced property damage and localized power outages from this ice storm,”…
- KABC – Los Angeles
SoCal on Sunday can expect light rain and slight temperature drop
Temperatures are expected to drop in Southern California on Sunday with some light rain falls over parts of the region, but that'll make way for a pleasant week ahead.
- AccuWeather
Severe weather, flooding threats loom for Texas to Ohio this week
Icy conditions ended January and lingered into the first days of February across the south-central U.S to the Ohio Valley. Now, AccuWeather meteorologist say a springlike weather pattern will turn things around, with risks of both flooding and severe weather on the docket for the same area. The most recent extreme weather event to strike the center of the country was days of dangerous ice struck in late January into early February. The widespread ice event halted travel in half a dozen states fr
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Why did Austin experience more power outages than DFW? There’s two key differences
There are two main reasons why more Central Texas customers experienced power outages, according to the National Weather Service.
- MarketWatch
50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
A train derailment and resulting large fire prompted an evacuation order in an Ohio village near the Pennsylvania state line on Friday night, covering the area in billows of smoke lit orange by the flames below.