{"id":166122,"date":"2022-12-23T20:29:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T00:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=166122"},"modified":"2022-12-23T20:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T00:29:58","slug":"historic-winter-storm-and-arctic-blast-sweep-across-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/historic-winter-storm-and-arctic-blast-sweep-across-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Historic&#8221; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4235994838\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1534094794\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>An extraordinary stretch of <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/12\/20\/blizzard-cold-weather-forecast-bomb-cyclone\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"extreme winter weather\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/12\/20\/blizzard-cold-weather-forecast-bomb-cyclone\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener\">extreme winter weather<\/a> is blasting the Lower 48 as a powerful Arctic cold front sweeps south out of Canada, unleashing howling winds and sparking a bomb cyclone forming in the Midwest.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2110455336\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>The big picture:<\/strong> The scope of the extreme weather stretches from coast to coast, with the National Weather Service&#8217;s map of warnings and watches resembling an apocalyptic coloring book.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The front and storm system will continue to send temperatures plunging everywhere except the Southwest, an extraordinary reach that will wreak havoc on holiday travel plans through this weekend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The Arctic air, strong winds and an associated bomb cyclone could be deadly to anyone caught outside \u2014 and it&#8217;s causing <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/12\/20\/winter-storm-travel-delays-flights\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"travel chaos\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/12\/20\/winter-storm-travel-delays-flights\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener\">travel chaos<\/a> on the roads and in the air during the holiday rush.<\/p><div id=\"antig-842351474\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3345024461\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Threat level: <\/strong>As of Thursday evening, <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/images\/crh\/dhs\/wwa_population.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"about 325 million Americans\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/images\/crh\/dhs\/wwa_population.png\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">about 325 million Americans<\/a> were under <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/12\/21\/winter-solstice-2022-snow-shortest-day\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"winter weather\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2022\/12\/21\/winter-solstice-2022-snow-shortest-day\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener\">winter weather<\/a> warnings and advisories for heavy snow, frigid conditions and other winter weather hazards, stretching from the Pacific Northwest across the Plains and all the way South to the Gulf Coast.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3011879379\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"National Weather Service's Watch Warning graphic\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">National Weather Service&#8217;s Watch Warning graphic<\/a> depicts one of the greatest extents of winter weather warnings and advisories ever,&#8221; the <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"NWS stated in a forecast discussion\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">NWS stated in a forecast discussion<\/a>, calling the event &#8220;historic.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Leaders from FEMA and the National Weather Service briefed President Biden on the winter storm. \u201cI encourage everyone, everyone to please heed the local warnings,\u201d Biden told reporters. \u201cThis is not like a snow day when you were a kid. This is serious stuff.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>State of play: <\/strong>The governors of <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.georgia.gov\/executive-action\/executive-orders\/2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"Georgia\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/gov.georgia.gov\/executive-action\/executive-orders\/2022\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Georgia<\/a>, <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/governor.nc.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/12\/20\/governor-cooper-signs-state-emergency-activate-emergency-response-plan-increase-transportation-fuel#:~:text=With%20the%20possibility%20of%20icy,the%20transport%20of%20fuel%20and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"North Carolina\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/governor.nc.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/12\/20\/governor-cooper-signs-state-emergency-activate-emergency-response-plan-increase-transportation-fuel#:~:text=With%20the%20possibility%20of%20icy,the%20transport%20of%20fuel%20and\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">North Carolina<\/a>, <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/governor.ky.gov\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"Kentucky\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/governor.ky.gov\/news\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Kentucky<\/a> and <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovStitt\/status\/1605753661052915713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"Wyoming\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovStitt\/status\/1605753661052915713\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Wyoming<\/a>declared states of emergency in response to threats from the severe weather system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About 8,000 flights around the U.S. were canceled Thursday, with nearly 3,000 facing delays.<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColoradoDOT\/status\/1605722008549195776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"Roads were closed\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColoradoDOT\/status\/1605722008549195776\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Roads were closed<\/a> across <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/denver\/2022\/12\/20\/arctic-blast-cold-temperatures-colorado\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"Colorado\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/denver\/2022\/12\/20\/arctic-blast-cold-temperatures-colorado\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a> on Wednesday night, from the town of Ault to the border with Wyoming, as Buckley Air Force Base, some 20 miles east of Denver, reported temperatures <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billkarins\/status\/1605725970824138754?s=46&amp;t=WkRmxqEF5Noi3apJwEWskg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"plummeting 46\u00b0F\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billkarins\/status\/1605725970824138754?s=46&amp;t=WkRmxqEF5Noi3apJwEWskg\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">plummeting 46\u00b0F<\/a> to 7\u00b0F in an hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Of note: <\/strong>Cheyenne, Wyoming, set a record for its greatest one-hour temperature drop, going from <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSCheyenne\/status\/1605667970667069440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"43\u00b0F to 3\u00b0F\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSCheyenne\/status\/1605667970667069440\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">43\u00b0F to 3\u00b0F<\/a> in 30 minutes, per the NWS.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3220361185\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>What we&#8217;re watching:<\/strong> The front and storm will produce &#8220;widespread disruptive and potentially crippling impacts across the central and eastern United States,&#8221; the <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"NWS warned\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">NWS warned<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;At the forefront of the impressive weather pattern is a dangerous and record-breaking cold air mass in the wake of a strong arctic cold front diving southward across the southern Plains today and eastward into the Ohio\/Tennessee Valleys by tonight.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>A storm is beginning to feast upon jet stream energy and on the contrast between milder air to the east and frigid temperatures to the west, and will intensify dramatically Thursday night and Friday as it tracks across the Midwest and into Ontario, Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Between the lines: <\/strong>This storm is already becoming a massive wind producer, with winds up to 45 mph expected as far as 1,000 miles away from the storm center.<\/p><div id=\"antig-196090141\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 800,000 people have already lost power on Friday morning, with the most outages in New England and the Southeast, according to <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"PowerOutage.us\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/poweroutage.us\/\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">PowerOutage.us<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>People may continue to lose power between Friday and Saturday amid the cold, due to downed trees and power lines, particularly in the Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast.<\/li>\n<li>Some of the most extreme conditions will be felt around the Great Lakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"gtmView\" data-vars-category=\"cta\" data-vars-experiment=\"mid_story_ad\" data-vars-experiment-variant=\"ad\" data-vars-label=\"cta\/view\/mid_story_ad\/ad\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-48430672_37=\"92888\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-48430672_37=\"92888\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-48430672_37=\"1000\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-48430672_37=\"1\">\n<div class=\"mt-6 mb-6\">\n<div class=\"gtmView midStoryAd grid justify-center items-center py-2 up-to-lg:overflow-hidden before:content-['Advertisement'] before:text-caption before:font-sans before:text-soft-black-shade before:mb-1 before:select-none\" data-cy=\"mid-story-ad\" data-vars-category=\"ad\" data-vars-sub-category=\"mid_story\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-48430672_37=\"92889\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-48430672_37=\"92889\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-48430672_37=\"1000\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-48430672_37=\"1\">\n<div class=\"adunitContainer\">\n<div id=\"adSlot-1\" class=\"adBox\" data-google-query-id=\"CP_pg_3-kPwCFWnmKAUd4x4A5Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_227892952\/axios-new-site_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>In Buffalo, 70 mph winds Friday are likely to drive a lake surge event that may push waters 4 feet above the shoreline, <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ010&amp;warncounty=NYC029&amp;firewxzone=NYZ010&amp;local_place1=2%20Miles%20W%20Sloan%20NY&amp;product1=Blizzard+Warning&amp;lat=42.8922&amp;lon=-78.7917#.Y6Sqg-zMKWs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"the NWS warns\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ010&amp;warncounty=NYC029&amp;firewxzone=NYZ010&amp;local_place1=2%20Miles%20W%20Sloan%20NY&amp;product1=Blizzard+Warning&amp;lat=42.8922&amp;lon=-78.7917#.Y6Sqg-zMKWs\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">the NWS warns<\/a>. The city is also expecting blizzard conditions, with as much as 3 feet of snow predicted.<\/li>\n<li>The surge will be part of what is known as a &#8220;seiche&#8221; event, where water sloshes from one side of the lake to the other, usually by strong winds or air pressure differences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>What is a &#8220;bomb cyclone?&#8221;<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Zoom in:<\/strong> The storm is likely to qualify as a &#8220;bomb cyclone&#8221; since it is intensifying at a rapid rate, through a process known as bombogenesis.<\/p><div id=\"antig-688128040\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>This occurs when the atmospheric pressure falls by at least 24 millibars in 24 hours.<\/li>\n<li>In general, the lower the pressure is, the stronger the storm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>The Arctic blast&#8217;s extraordinary scope<\/h5>\n<p><strong>By the numbers:<\/strong> With more than 300 million people across the Lower 48 states under winter weather warnings, watches and advisories for extreme cold, heavy snow and related hazards, this storm is highly unusual.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minus 70\u00b0F:<\/strong> Coldest wind chill seen so far during this event, in eastern Wyoming.<\/li>\n<li><strong>More than 30 states:<\/strong> The area covered by wind chill warnings and watches, from the Canadian border to Texas Gulf Coast. Some areas may set records for their biggest temperature plunge in a short period of time, with computer models showing the potential for a &#8220;flash freeze&#8221; in multiple states.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Context:<\/strong> Even <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/energy-environment\/climate-change\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"with global warming\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/energy-environment\/climate-change\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener\">with global warming<\/a> extreme cold still occurs, though cold snaps are becoming less severe and of shorter duration in the U.S..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not many all-time records are expected to be set during this event, although <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iembot_rer\/status\/1605896150606696448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"Casper, Wyo. managed to do\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iembot_rer\/status\/1605896150606696448\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">Casper, Wyo. managed to do<\/a> so, at minus 42\u00b0F.<\/li>\n<li>In the U.S., most states east of the Rockies have been <a class=\"gtmContentClick\" href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\/climate-matters\/2022-winter-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-vars-link-text=\"warming the fastest\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\/climate-matters\/2022-winter-package\" data-vars-content-id=\"ed5959f0-67f7-4ed7-9763-19877bb77b14\" data-vars-headline=\"&quot;Historic&quot; winter storm and Arctic blast sweep across the U.S.\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">warming the fastest<\/a> during winter, and cold spells have become less intense and shorter in duration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOURCE: Axios<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1923636318\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An extraordinary stretch of extreme winter weather is blasting the Lower 48 as a powerful Arctic cold front sweeps south out of Canada, unleashing howling winds and sparking a bomb cyclone forming in the Midwest. 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