[quote]Much of the nation awoke to frigid weather Monday as below-freezing temperatures threatened to shatter records across the South.
"We're seeing freeze warnings not just into Central Florida, but down into the Everglades," CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano said.
Hard freeze warnings were in effect for much of the Florida Peninsula and the Southeast, according to the National Weather Service. Record lows were expected in the Gulf Coast states and into southern Florida, said CNN meteorologist Sean Morris.
Temperatures in parts of South Carolina got down to 14 on Sunday, Morris said, breaking the record low of 18 set in 1979.
The Big Chill is far from over.
"More arctic air will move in this week," Morris said. "It will get progressively colder in the Southeast."
"Some locations could see temperatures 30 to 40 degrees below normal" across parts of the Plains, upper Midwest and Ohio River Valley on Thursday, Morris said. By Friday morning, afternoon highs will struggle to make it above zero, he said.
"The main event will come whenever the reinforcing cold air moves in," Morris said.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the temperature was minus 7 Monday morning, Morris said. In Chicago, Illinois, it was 11, with a wind chill of 3 below zero.
A weak storm system will move rapidly eastward across the Gulf Coast states Thursday and could bring a dusting of snow to Birmingham, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia, Morris said.
A winter storm watch was in effect for parts of central North Dakota, which was expected to experience moderate to heavy snowfall, the Weather Service said.
Florida was monitoring the cold's impact on crops, especially oranges and sugar cane, according to John Cherry, spokesman for the state's Division of Emergency Management.
"When temperatures get below 28 degrees," Cherry said, "and stay there for a duration of time," crop damage can occur.
The Weather Service on Monday issued a hard freeze warning for the Florida Panhandle and parts of Alabama and Georgia, meaning that temperatures would likely drop into the mid-20s or lower.
Cherry said Monday there had been very little impact on crops so far, but that the worst was yet to come. "We're putting our focus on Tuesday night, which is forecast to be extremely cold," he said.
The state, which began warning residents last week to take precautions, will continue to advise residents and visitors about the weather, he said. "Statewide we're focused on making sure people have heat, making sure people have shelter from the cold. And we're urging people to be careful with heating devices in their home," Cherry said.
The cold meant more homeless people were seeking shelter, according to CNN affiliate WBIR in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Two hundred guests have shown up at Knox Area Rescue Ministries, which was built to house 100 people, according to WBIR. "When it gets this cold it means it's extra demands on what we do day in and day out," Rescue Ministries President Burt Rosen told WBIR.
Turning to the Northeast, the Weather Service warned that a large storm off the New England coast would continue to bring heavy snow to much of New York state, including the Buffalo and Syracuse areas.[/quote]
Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/01/04/cold.weather/[/url]
I hate the cold :frown:
I like the cold because it means snow and days off in the here in the UK
[QUOTE=Samuelgames;19427113]Are you crazy?[/QUOTE]
You don't enjoy being comfortably warm?
It's a lot easier to get warm when it's cold than it is to get cool when it's hot
Snow is good once in a while but it just gets wet, cold and horrible from then on. This snow in the UK refuses to budge.
It hasn't snowed here yet, but the forecast says it's going to thursday and Friday. I can't wait.
No-one knows cold until they stand out on a cold night in the cold rain dressed in only stockings, suspenders and frilly knickers
Fuck I hate my southern equator.
I was wondering why SC seems so cold nowadays.
Hopefully it snows.
I haven't seen snow in 9 years, since I've been living in SC and Japan.
I miss Oklahoma. :(
[QUOTE=Chrisordie;19427264]No-one knows cold until they stand out on a cold night in the cold rain dressed in only stockings, suspenders and frilly knickers[/QUOTE]
That sounds... hot?
[quote]Temperatures in parts of South Carolina got down to 14 on Sunday, Morris said, breaking the record low of 18 set in 1979.[/quote]
Stupid Fahrenheit, I was confused as fuck for a minute wondering what they were complaining about.
It's cold as fuck, but I can deal with it because there's been more snow so far this winter then I'm used to.
Good thing I don't go outside.
Pssh, it's -25 ºC outside here, which should be equivalent to -13 ºF.
On the other hand, it's great weather to go skiing.
It's 50 degrees F in Oregon. :geno: We had a foot of snow this time last year.
I'd rather it be mild than too hot or too cold.
It's been -3 here for last couple of days. (UK)
It was -28 with a -37 windchill in southwestern Minnesota last saturday. It was -14 in minneapolis later that day too. Bullshit :(.
(For the record, it is easier to warm up from the cold then cool down from heat but the cold just makes you miserable if you have to do something outside.)
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Fahrenheit_pc_boxart.jpg[/img]
On a more serious note, ha-ha!
Global Warming my ass.
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;19427835][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Fahrenheit_pc_boxart.jpg[/img]
On a more serious note, ha-ha![/QUOTE]
That's only funny depending on where you live.
A. Not all countries count by farenheit.
B. The game is titled Indigo Prophecy in some countries.
I could've used an Indigo Prophecy poster instead, I was just referring to the cold in the game (that gets worse and worse) in general.
[QUOTE=Jugulum;19427659]Pssh, it's -25 ºC outside here, which should be equivalent to -13 ºF.
On the other hand, it's great weather to go skiing.[/QUOTE]
Last week we had -40C weather here.
That's so cold the Fahrenheit scale actually freezes up and breaks
It's -20 Celsius here and I don't mind. I think it's really refreshing being outside in the cold.
Fuck you, global warming. You and your goddamn winter tricks, making us think it'll be warmer outside.
There's no way my motorcycle is starting in this cold.
Fuck you weather. :ftbrg:
It's 3F in West Virginia right now and it's only getting colder. It was -11F last night.
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Also,
[IMG]http://img.techpowerup.org/100104/keebletdurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr041.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Wakka;19427746]It's 50 degrees F in Oregon. :geno: We had a foot of snow this time last year.[/QUOTE]
I'm in Washington State, same thing up here. I heard it's this weird current of heated water coming from the west called El Nino. It only snowed about 2 inches so far. It's actually really depressing.
[QUOTE=radioactive;19427851]Global Warming my ass.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/climateweather.html[/url]
Save us Al Gore
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