NEW YORK — The coldest air of the early winter season is blasting the eastern U.S. with single-digit temperatures with the wind chill, as the Polar Vortex unravels and with it, brings dangerous arctic air to millions from New England to the Gulf Coast.
For those in the Northeast and Midwest, this comes on the heels of a fast-moving winter storm this weekend, with subzero temperatures set to freeze any remaining leftover snow.
WHAT IS A WINTER STORM WARNING?
With snow on the ground and still breezy, temperatures along the Interstate 95 corridor may feel more like the teens into early morning, with wind chills in New England possibly dropping into single digits.
Meanwhile, most of the Southeastern U.S. has been under a Cold Weather Alert with temperatures in the teens, factoring in the wind chill, just a few days ahead of the start of astronomical winter on Sunday.
Cold-weather criteria in the south differs from northern states. For instance, the wind chills in the Carolinas can be as high as 5-10 degrees, but in states like Minnesota, warnings are not typically issued until the wind chill approaches -30 degrees.
TRAVEL NIGHTMARE: WINTER SNOWSTORM CAUSES DELAYS AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
Freeze warnings are issued across southern Georgia and northern Florida through Tuesday morning. In areas like Albany, Georgia and Dothan, Alabama, temperatures could fall into the 20s overnight. Temperatures are expected to rebound into mid-week.
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