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US faces record low temperatures with fresh cold blast | US faces record low temperatures with fresh cold blast |
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Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as an Arctic chill brings more freezing weather. | Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as an Arctic chill brings more freezing weather. |
A winter storm has already blanketed areas of Canada and the north-eastern US with up to 2ft (60 cm) of snow. | A winter storm has already blanketed areas of Canada and the north-eastern US with up to 2ft (60 cm) of snow. |
It has been blamed for 16 deaths and the cancellation of more than 5,000 flights since Wednesday. | It has been blamed for 16 deaths and the cancellation of more than 5,000 flights since Wednesday. |
Forecasters say temperatures in the US Mid-West could feel as low as -58F (-50C) with the effect of wind chill. | Forecasters say temperatures in the US Mid-West could feel as low as -58F (-50C) with the effect of wind chill. |
Authorities have warned residents to remain indoors, both for their own safety and to keep roads clear for snow removal. | Authorities have warned residents to remain indoors, both for their own safety and to keep roads clear for snow removal. |
In Canada, tens of thousands of people on the island of Newfoundland remain without power due to a transformer fire linked to heavy snow. | |
'Bitterly cold' | 'Bitterly cold' |
"The coldest weather in years will be making its presence known from the Upper Mid-West to the Mid-Atlantic region," the US National Weather Service said in a statement. | "The coldest weather in years will be making its presence known from the Upper Mid-West to the Mid-Atlantic region," the US National Weather Service said in a statement. |
The states of Ohio, South Dakota and Illinois are among those set to be hit. | The states of Ohio, South Dakota and Illinois are among those set to be hit. |
The weather service said "an incredibly strong surge of bitterly cold Arctic air" would sweep across the country from Saturday night until Tuesday. | The weather service said "an incredibly strong surge of bitterly cold Arctic air" would sweep across the country from Saturday night until Tuesday. |
It is set to continue to the north-east, where residents are still digging out from the week's deadly snowstorm. | It is set to continue to the north-east, where residents are still digging out from the week's deadly snowstorm. |
It could bring some of the coldest temperatures in two decades. | It could bring some of the coldest temperatures in two decades. |
"The last really big Arctic outbreak was 1994," Reuters news agency quoted Bob Oravec, a forecaster with the National Weather Service, as saying. | "The last really big Arctic outbreak was 1994," Reuters news agency quoted Bob Oravec, a forecaster with the National Weather Service, as saying. |
"Outbreaks like this don't occur everyday." | "Outbreaks like this don't occur everyday." |
In Canada, the temperature dropped as low as -29C (-20F) in Toronto and -38C in Quebec City with wind chill on Thursday - the lowest seen in at least two decades there. | In Canada, the temperature dropped as low as -29C (-20F) in Toronto and -38C in Quebec City with wind chill on Thursday - the lowest seen in at least two decades there. |
Heavy snow has also affected US states including New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, with school closed, transport systems drawn to a halt and residents told to stay at home. | Heavy snow has also affected US states including New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, with school closed, transport systems drawn to a halt and residents told to stay at home. |
Boston was said to be the worst hit with nearly 18in (45cm) of snow. | Boston was said to be the worst hit with nearly 18in (45cm) of snow. |
Wind chills | Wind chills |
Sixteen deaths have been blamed on the wide-ranging storm, according to the Associated Press news agency. | Sixteen deaths have been blamed on the wide-ranging storm, according to the Associated Press news agency. |
A salt storage worker was killed in Philadelphia when a 100-ft (30-metre) pile of road salt fell and crushed him. A woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease in New York state froze to death after she wandered away from her rural home. | A salt storage worker was killed in Philadelphia when a 100-ft (30-metre) pile of road salt fell and crushed him. A woman suffering from Alzheimer's disease in New York state froze to death after she wandered away from her rural home. |
Some 1,200 flights were cancelled across the US and about 6,000 flights delayed on Saturday, according to reports. This followed more than 4,000 cancellations earlier in the week. | Some 1,200 flights were cancelled across the US and about 6,000 flights delayed on Saturday, according to reports. This followed more than 4,000 cancellations earlier in the week. |
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were said to be among the worst affected. | Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey were said to be among the worst affected. |
Environment Canada issued a special warning about heavy snow for much of Ontario on Sunday. | Environment Canada issued a special warning about heavy snow for much of Ontario on Sunday. |
It said "widespread dangerous wind chills" were likely across the region in the first half of the week. | It said "widespread dangerous wind chills" were likely across the region in the first half of the week. |
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