Severe Arctic Outbreak Forecast for Mid-January
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Severe Arctic Outbreak Forecast for Mid-January
The latest indications are that nasty cold will burst onto the Plains and spread over much of the nation during the middle of January.
Warning, if you don't like cold, reading this could be painful as it appears the "ice man cometh."
AccuWeather.com Long Range Expert Joe Bastardi says that while much of the eastern half of the nation will start the month with above-normal warmth, brutal cold will roll southward from the Arctic during weeks
two and three of the month.
"The worst of the cold will lie over the northern Plains and Upper Midwest but will spread out from there," Bastardi said.
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The coastal cities in the Northwest, which had some snow in late November, but virtually no snow in December, may see a return to very cold and snowy conditions during January.
The nasty cold will hit areas on the Plains, Northeast and Northwest during what is typically the coldest time of the year. This is due to mainly to low sun angle, long nights and now cold water.
The several-week lag from the winter solstice occurs mostly because it takes water bodies a long time to cool down, compared to the land.
The new burst of cold will have consumers using more heating fuel than previously thought and may stress their budgets.
The cold in the northern Plains and parts of the West now could be greatly overshadowed by the mid-January outbreak.
Tags: Arctic, Outbreak, Severe, cold, winter
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Permalink Reply by Stevew on
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Happy New Year!! If my house in the NW had natural gas, I'd turn it up. I'll have to just dial the electricity (mostly from the hydroelectric dam)
At least our houses are built for moderate cold. I think the coldest I have seen it is here about -8, but we live in a valley between two mountain ranges and it gets much colder up there an in Eastern Oregon. Right now it's 30 degrees where I live, but in Burns, Oregon (farming country) it's -11 degrees!!!
I have loads of firewood stacked up as back up heat just in case. Natural gas is mostly in the older neighborhoods in our city. I don't think it's even available in our neighborhood.
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Permalink Reply by P.G. on
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Folks filling those CNG Toyota pickup at home might become a nighmare for states relying on road taxes. Maybe that's why they aren't pushing CNG so much, huh?
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