Severe frosts came to the US: Chicago expected minus 46 degrees Celsius
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Record the temperature decrease linked to polar vortex
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Tuesday, January 29 in the US in the Chicago area and Northern Illinois, the temperature can drop to minus 46 degrees Celsius. It is reported by the national weather service of the United States, reports Voice of America.
Record cold in the Eastern United States is expected because of the chilled Arctic air from the polar vortex that usually moves around the North pole. A cold front extended from the Dakotas to Maine.
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It is expected that most of the severe cold suffer those who live in the Chicago area and Northern Illinois. There on the evening of Tuesday the temperature will drop to minus 46 degrees. For example, on the Priestley glacier in Antarctica is the lowest temperature in the environment will be minus 22 degrees Celsius.
American cities located in the disaster area – mid West USA, has opened a warm refuge when temperatures fell below minus 17.8 degrees Celsius. Were also closed hundreds of schools and canceled thousands of flights.
In addition to creepy Claus in the us came to heavy snowfall. In Wisconsin expect 60 cm of snow drifts, and Il – 15 inches of snow.
Record cold will stay in the U.S. for a few days.
As reported by the Focus, in January of 2019 in the world are increasingly being observed anomaly.
At the end of last year in USA was struck by a powerful snowfall.