Cold enough for you? The answer is yes. Unless you're a Siberian husky, in which case the answer is also yes, but has an added "thank you, may I have some more?" For everyone else, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Prediction Center has issued alerts due to extreme weather conditions.
Chicago is blanketed under a record snowstorm while Detroit and Minneapolis struggle to break into double-digit temps. But this cold isn't centered solely on the Midwest and East Coast. It's going into the South.
A winter storm warning is in effect for parts of Virginia, the Appalachians, and the southern Mid-Atlantic, with snowfall expected.
Weatherbug.com noted "Moderate to heavy snow will fall across the southern Appalachians into southern West Virginia and southern Virginia today. Snow totals of 3 to 6 inches will be commonplace here, with localized higher amounts possible in the higher elevations of the Virginia and North Carolina Blue Ridge and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. Surrounding areas, including eastern Kentucky and parts of North Carolina, are forecast to receive 1 to 3 inches."
In the usual suspect snow states, temperatures are predicted to drop below zero Fahrenheit in the Midwest and East Coast, with more rounds of intense cold expected on Tuesday.
Heavy rain and potential flooding are expected in the Pacific Northwest due to a prolonged atmospheric river, with significant rainfall accumulations forecast. And it's not going to end anytime soon.
AccuWeather forecasts further cold waves due to a breakdown of the polar vortex, bringing frigid Arctic air southward through mid-December.
"The repeated blasts, the first of which is now in place across the Midwest and Northeast, will drive up energy demand and create hazardous travel from multiple rounds for accumulating snow from the Plains to the Northeast,” the outlet said in an advisory shared with Newsweek.