As many as 140 million americans are affected by the freezing temperatures. In chornlings, alaska whic anch, which is used to the cold, and chicago it was negative 18. Wind chills up to negative 45 and the effects are widespread. Minnesotas governor has ordered all schools closed today, and ifneindianapolis, has made it illegal for anyone to drive unless its an emergency. Usher kareshi, how dangerous are those conditions outside . Well tony, were seeing temperatures below minus 10 and minus 15. Residents are being told if they do not have to go outside they should not go outside. That is something authorities have been stressing for a long time now. We did hear also from the city that they were announcing the Chicago Public schools which were closed today will be closed once again on tuesday, closed for all 400,000 students. They are taking this very, very seriously and telling people to watch how much exposure they have outside. At loyola medical center, we talked about some of those
Snow, and ice have prompted windchill warnings from montana all the way to alabama. An emergency order has been issued for indianapolis making it illegal to drive except for emergencies 678. The temperature there today could reach 39 below zero. More than 1,000 flights were canceled in the midwest yesterday. Today more than 2,000 flights have been canceled nationwide. On sunday a plane that landed at new yorks Kennedy Airport slid into snow as it was taxiing. No one was injured but the airport was temporarily closed because of icy runways. And last night the temperature in minot, north dakota, was minus 20 degrees. This morning its expected to be even colder with the windchill reaching minus 60. Jamie yucc aas of our minneapol station wcco has more. Good morning. Good morning, annemarie. The temperature is cold out here. Its 23 below zero. The windchill is 43 below zero. It could get worse before it gets better. As a matter of fact, there are dangerous temperatures as youve been talkin
January 6th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. Well be back at 7 25 with a e people are standing right now. Al, fast forward 24 hours, what will they be dealing with . About 8 degrees air temperature. Itll be about 15 degrees below zero wind chill. Thats whats headed in our direction. Its heading this way. This extreme cold is todays top story. Records could be set in some two dozen major cities from texas to the midwest. Lets get to nbcs dylan dreyer. Shes braving the elements in green bay, wisconsin. Good morning to you. Reporter oh, good morning, savannah. I can say with 100 certainty, i have never experienced cold like this in my life. It is 10 below here in green bay. But with this wind, it feels like its 40 degrees below zero. This is a deep freeze we havent seen in decades. And its only getting colder. And this is just miserably cold and extremely dangerous for anyone to be outside. The big question, how low can we go . Sub zero temperatures shattering records sendin
Dangerous and lifethreatening proportions in most parts of the u. S. It hasnt been this cold for almost two decades. 32 below zero expected in fargo, north dakota. Minus 21 in madison, wisconsin, and 15 below zero in chicago, minneapolis and indianapolis. Indianapolis mayor greg ballard tweeting he raised the travel warning to red, making it illegal to be on the road except for emergencies or seeking shelter. Nbc sarah dallof joins us live in the thick of it in chicago. Good morning, sarah. Good morning. Officials say this is not only dangerous, the temperatures could be deadly. A bitterly cold wakeup for millions this morning as an arctic front causes temperatures to drop to record lows. 30 to 50 degrees below average in the midwest. 25 states with thermometers sitting at zero and below. In indiana sunday, up to 2 inches of snow fell every hour throughout the day. The mayor of indianapolis warning residents to stay indoors. We will have temperatures that are potentially deadly or cert
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