"Til I'm chilled clean through to the bone."
There are strange things done in the Midnight sun...
7:15 AM 2/15 (Forecaster Mike) As we all huddle in our homes listening to one of the strongest Arctic blasts in the last 20 years, it's no solace to learn that temperatures over the next 36 hours will rival the coldest of January 2014, and will easily be the coldest February temps since 1996. Sorry Sam, not even Plumtree down in Tennessee will get to be warm in this outbreak.
An overview of the current NWS Advisory statements:
An overview of the current NWS Advisory statements:
- WIND CHILL WARNINGS are in effect for the entire region until noon Sunday for wind chills approaching -25ºF overnight and Sunday morning.
- WIND CHILL ADVISORIES will linger until 6PM Sunday with wind chills still as low as -15ºF.
- HIGH WIND WARNINGS are in effect for the entire region until 2PM Sunday for winds of 30-40 mph and gusts to 60 mph. We are concerned about downed trees, power outages, and blowing snow.
SUNDAY AM - Brutal cold, strong winds, blowing snow, low visibility at times. Lows will fall to below 0ºF for the NW counties and to the single digits closer to the Bay. Winds 30-40 mph with gusts to 60 mph will bring wind chills down to -25ºF.
AFTERNOON - Miserable cold. Temperatures reaching highs in the mid teens with winds still at 25-35 mph from the NW and gusts to 55 mph. Wind chills even during the middle of the day could be as low as -10 to -15ºF.
TONIGHT - Even colder. Back down below 0ºF and the lower single digits closest to the Bay. Thankfully, winds won't be as bad. NW at 15-25 mph.
MONDAY - Cold and moderately windy with highs in the low to mid 20s and winds from the NW at 10-20 mph.
LOOKING AHEAD - The Monday-Wednesday system is still uncertain, We will have a storm to the south which may shift north, but we will have to wait and see on this. Regardless, mid next week wil bring another punishing arctic blast. Enjoy above freezing temperatures? Well, today was probably the last one of those for quite a while.
For those those who know the context of our headline,
with all this cold, that fiery furnace aboard
the Alice May sounds pretty nice right now.