Frost gripped much of the United States in the beginning of 2018, some States were recorded a record low temperature. It is also reported several deaths.
Today, January 2, the national weather service has issued a warning about the cold and strong winds for a vast territory from South Texas to Canada and from Montana to New England. Even in Alabama and Georgia opened shelters for those who need shelter from the cold.
As reported by weather forecasters, ABC News, in the Midwest, in particular, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, mercury thermometer dropped to -36 degrees Celsius. Such cold weather in the city was 99 years old.
In Omaha, the state of Nebraska, the temperature dropped Yes -26 Celsius, reaching a record low for the first time since 1884. Omaha authorities canceled new year’s show, which usually present to 30 thousand people.
In Iowa at the beginning of Monday, the temperature was up to -29 degrees Celsius, in Indianapolis – to -24 degrees Celsius here in schools canceled classes.
Perhaps worst of all had North-Eastern Montana, where the icy wind, the thermometer showed 50 degrees Celsius in the night. In Minnesota was recorded a mark to -38 Celsius.
From-for difficult weather conditions on the highways of Texas in 24 hours occurred more than three dozen traffic accidents.
Not spared the frigid temperatures and the South: up to -10 Celsius were recorded overnight in Atlanta, state — GA, the frosts were and in New Orleans, and Alabama.
At least eight people last week died of the cold. So, for example, in the state of Wisconsin on the shore of lake Winnebago found the body of 27-year-old girl. Near the river in North Dakota and the district of Milwaukee were found the bodies of three men. All of them, according to preliminary information, he died due to hypothermia.
In new York, according to the forecast of National weather service, the week will be quite cold due to Arctic air masses.
Earlier in the week is expected to be -17 degrees Celsius. On Wednesday evening, snowing, and will continue all day Thursday, so by Friday in the Big Apple a little «warmer» — to -11 degrees Celsius.
