HERCULES SNOWSTORM: 5 degrees in NYC at 7am. NEW RECORD LOW. Previous record was 6 from 1896!!!

913 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...THE ARCTIC FRONT HAS NOW SWEPT OVER JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...

AS OF 9 AM LOCAL TIME...THE ANTICIPATED ARCTIC FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS
JUST PASSED OVER JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MANY PORTIONS
OF THE AREA HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN THEIR HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY
AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AS STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
BEGIN TO MOVE THE COLD AIR OVER THE REGION. TONIGHTS TEMPERATURE
WILL PLUMMET AFTER SUNSET AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR RECORD
LOWS RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE FOR MOST AREAS. STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AMD IN SOME AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
SUWANNEE VALLEY IT WILL FELL NEAR ZERO TOMORROW MORNING.

SOME POTENTIAL IMPACTS...
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ALONG ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS...MAY
BE LEFT ON TO PROTECT VEGETATION OR MAY BREAK. THIS MAY LEAD TO
ICE ACCUMULATION ON THE ROADWAY WHEN NONE IS ANTICIPATED. PLEASE
BE AWARE OF THAT POSSIBILITY WHEN DRIVING TOMORROW MORNING. THIS
SITUATION MAY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WELL.

PROTECT PETS...TENDER VEGETATION AND EXPOSED PIPES FROM THE COLD.

THE BITTER WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOMETHING WE ARE NOT
USED TO LOCALLY. DRESS IN LAYERS...COVER HEADS AND HANDS WITH
HATS AND GLOVES AND BE ALERT FOR FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

DO NOT RUN GENERATORS IN CONFINED SPACES...BE CAREFUL WITH SPACE
HEATERS AND PRACTICE GENERAL FIRE SAFETY.

$$

SANDRIK

HUNT CONTINUES FOR MISSING STUDENT LAST SEEN LEAVING HOME TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WEATHER

Searches are continuing for a missing 18-year-old university student, who was last seen leaving his home to take photographs of the weather.

... Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM
EST Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
issued a Wind Chill Advisory... which is in effect from 6 PM this
evening to 6 PM EST Tuesday.

* Wind chill... 15 below to 25 below zero.

* Timing... this evening through Tuesday. The lowest wind
chills are expected to occur after midnight tonight through
Tuesday morning.

* Temperatures... falling into the teens this evening... then lows
zero to 5 above tonight and 10 to 15 above Tuesday.

* Winds... west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Impacts... dangerously low wind chills could then lead to
frostbite and hypothermia Monday evening through Tuesday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds
will combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in
frost bite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
If you must venture outdoors... make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.

...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
MIDDAY TUESDAY FOR THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION...

.FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FILL IN BEHIND A STRONG ARCTIC
COLD FRONT ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ALBANY TO PANAMA CITY THIS
MORNING. IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR TEMPERATURES TO RECOVER TO
ABOVE FREEZING CONDITIONS...AND EVEN THEN TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY
REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING. THIS EVENING...TEMPERATURES WILL
PLUMMET INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER 20S AREA WIDE. HARD FREEZE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EVERYWHERE...WITH SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO LAST ALL DAY TUESDAY ACROSS THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA.

Forecast for offshore waters in the Eastern GOM. Going to be very rough out there.
Also a N.W. swell that should bring some nice waves onto the Westcoast of Fl.

GALE WARNING

TODAY
W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

TONIGHT
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT UNTIL
LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT N OF 27N...AND 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N.

TUE
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF
27N...AND 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 27N.

TUE NIGHT
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.

TROPICAL WEATHER DISCUSSION
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
705 AM EST MON JAN 06 2014




"""""...SPECIAL FEATURES...
AS OF 06/0900 UTC...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS ANALYZED OVER THE
GULF OF MEXICO FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA NEAR 29N85W SW TO
24N91W TO SE MEXICO NEAR 20N96W. NW TO N WINDS OF GALE FORCE ARE
S OF 26N WEST OF THE FRONT WHICH ARE FORECAST TO SUBSIDE BY
EARLY TUESDAY. AS THE FRONT ENTERS THE SW NORTH ATLC REGION THIS
AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS OF GALE FORCE ARE FORECAST NORTH OF
30N WEST OF THE FRONT. FINALLY...AS THE COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW
CARIBBEAN SEA TONIGHT W TO NW WINDS OF GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP WEST OF FRONT. SEE LATEST NWS HIGH SEAS FORECAST
UNDER AWIPS/WMO HEADERS MIAHSFAT2/FZNT02 KNHC FOR MORE DETAILS."""""

Wind chill warning in effect.

Today, 6 JanuaryBecoming cloudy near noon with a few flurries.

Local blowing snow. Wind west 20 km/h gusting to 50 increasing to 40 gusting to 70 this afternoon.

Temperature falling to minus 11 this afternoon.

Tonight, 6 JanuaryA few flurries ending near midnight then partly cloudy.

Local blowing snow this evening. Wind west 40 km/h gusting to 70.

Low minus 25. Wind chill minus 38.

Tuesday, 7 JanuaryA mix of sun and cloud.

Wind southwest 40 km/h gusting to 60.

High minus 16. Wind chill minus 41.

Wednesday, 8 JanuaryA mix of sun and cloud.
Low minus 22. High minus 10.

I remember going to school walking when it was -35degrees, of course it's a matter of being used to cold temps.. I wish you well

Extreme Cold Blast and Heavy Snow Hit Midwest U.S.
The most extreme cold air outbreak since 1994 is in store for much of the U.S. on Monday and Tuesday, as Arctic air behind a major winter storm invades the Midwest. The powerful 989 mb storm blasted the Upper Midwest on Sunday, bringing snows in excess of a foot over portions of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio. The 11.4" that fell on Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana made it that city's second snowiest day on record (the all-time record: 12.1" on March 19, 1906); Flint, Michigan also recorded its second snowiest day on record: 14.5" (the all time record: 15.0" on November 28, 1937.) A blast of Arctic air poured into the Upper Midwest on Sunday, and Sunday's playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers began with a temperature of 5°F and a wind chill of -10°, evoking memories of the legendary Green Bay Packers-Dallas Cowboys Ice Bowl NFL playoff game on December 31, 1967. On that frigid day, the temperature at kickoff was thirteen below zero, with a wind chill of -45°F. It's lucky that yesterday's game wasn't played today: the high temperature in Green Bay is expected to be near -10°, with wind chills as low as -40°. The temperature in Chicago at 10 am CST Monday was remarkable -15°F, with gusty west winds of 21 mph causing a dangerously low wind chill of -42°. The coldest noontime temperature ever measured in the Windy City was -21° (January 10, 1982), so today will be one of the coldest days in Chicago history. The record-breaking cold air will spread eastward and southward over the next few days, bringing the coldest temperatures seen since January 1994 to many locations. The high temperature in Detroit on Tuesday is expected to remain below zero; the city's list of days with a high temperature below zero is a short one, with only three such days in recorded history. The frigid air is being propelled by strong Arctic winds of 15 - 25 mph, which will generate dangerously low wind chill readings in the -30° to -60°F range from Michigan to Minnesota on Monday and Tuesday. From the latest NWS Storm Summary, here are the coldest wind chill readings observed so far:

Comertown, MT: -63
Rolla, ND: -60
Grand Maraia, MN: -55
Hillhead, SD: -53
Mason City, IA: -48
Dexter, WI: -47

The culprit: cold air from Canada and the polar vortex
In the winter, the 24-hour darkness over the snow and ice-covered polar regions allows a huge dome of cold air to form. This cold air increases the difference in temperature between the pole and the Equator, and leads to an intensification of the strong upper-level winds of the jet stream. The strong jet stream winds act to isolate the polar regions from intrusions of warmer air, creating a "polar vortex" of frigid counter-clockwise swirling air over the Arctic. The chaotic flow of the air in the polar vortex sometimes allows a large dip (a sharp trough of low pressure) to form in the jet stream over North America, allowing the Arctic air that had been steadily cooling in the northern reaches of Canada in areas with 24-hour darkness to spill southwards deep into the United States. In theory, the 1.5°F increase in global surface temperatures that Earth has experienced since 1880 due to global warming should reduce the frequency of 1-in-20 year extreme cold weather events like the current one. However, it is possible that climate change could alter jet stream circulation patterns in a way that could increase the incidence of unusual jet stream "kinks" that allow cold air to spill southwards over the Eastern U.S., a topic I have blogged about extensively, and plan to say more about later this week.
Jeff Masters [link to www.wunderground.com]

Ryan Maue ‏@RyanMaue 1 min
Previous coldest Lower 48 days: (recently) January 12-13 & 17, 1997 & Feb 1-4, 1996, then Dec 24, 1990, Dec 21-23, 1989, Feb 4-6, 1989




Ryan Maue ‏@RyanMaue 5 min
For CONUS (Lower 48) out of 307,000 hours since Jan 1, 1979 -- only 393 have had avg temperature below 12.2°F -- including today at 9AM

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge 5 min
JETBLUE HALTING SVC AT JFK, BOSTON, NEWARK, LAGUARDIA: WCVB

Ryan Maue ‏@RyanMaue 2 min
List of Canadian + US weather stations reporting wind chills lower than -40°F is nearly 450. [link to coolwx.com] …

Fog was unbelievable last night

NOUS42 KCHS 061114
PNSCHS
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045 -047>052-062315-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
614 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

...EXTREME COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT...

THE COLDEST AIR MASS IN AT LEAST THE PAST 11 YEARS WILL ARRIVE
ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

THE POLAR VORTEX...A MID AND UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC FEATURE THAT IS
NORMALLY PRESENT IN NORTHERN CANADA WILL BECOME DISPLACED
UNUSUALLY FAR TO THE SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN CANADA AND THE UPPER
GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE POLAR JET TO DIVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO...WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR AN INCREDIBLY
STRONG SURGE OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR TO PENETRATE INTO THE
LOCAL AREA.

TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE MID AND
UPPER TEENS ACROSS MOST PLACES INLAND FROM ROUTE 17 TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND EVEN DOWN TO THE LOWER 20S AT THE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO ACHIEVE EVEN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
30S AT BEST ON TUESDAY. IN FACT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 16-22 HOURS INLAND AND FOR 12-16 HOURS AT
THE COAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THEN FOR A FEW HOURS LESS
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

AS IT STANDS NOW...OUR FORECAST IS SHOWING THE COLDEST AIR MASS TO
IMPACT THE LOCAL AREA SINCE JANUARY 24TH OF 2003. BUT IF
TEMPERATURES DROP EVEN A DEGREE COLDER THAN NOW ANTICIPATED IT
WOULD BE THE COLDEST AIR SINCE FEBRUARY 5TH OF 1996 IN THE
CHARLESTON AREA...OR BACK TO DECEMBER 24TH OF 1989 IN THE SAVANNAH
AREA.

RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. HERE ARE THE RECORD
LOWS FOR TUESDAY MORNING...

CHARLESTON AIRPORT...22 SET IN 1959.
SAVANNAH AIRPORT...21 SET IN 1959.
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...21 SET IN 1924.

IN ADDITION...DUE TO VERY LARGE PRESSURE RISES AS THE COLDER AIR
PLUNGES IN...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN WAKE OF THE ARCTIC FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILLS DOWN FROM ZERO TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

SevereStudios ‏@severestudios 4 min
RT @EdPiotrowski: The *average* temperature across the United States right now is only 19.9° [link to twitter.com (secure)]

Wind Chill Advisory
Statement as of 2:39 PM EST on January 06, 2014


... Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 1 am to 10 am EST Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a Wind Chill
Advisory... which is in effect from 1 am to 10 am EST Tuesday.

* Wind chill values... a northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph with gusts
around 20 mph along with temperatures around freezing will
result in wind chill readings in the lower to mid 20s for
several hours.

I bet you have beautiful hoarfrost.

[link to www.listofimages.com]

OMG I will never complain about temps in the 30s again!! It is frackin' COLD AS A WITCHES TIT in Nashville! Can't wait until after Wednesday...

... Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM EST this
evening...

* wind chill... 20 below to 25 below zero.

* Timing... today. The lowest wind chill values are expected
through the midday hours.

* Temperatures... zero to 5 above early this morning... rising to 10
to 15 above this afternoon.

* Winds... west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Impacts... dangerously low wind chills could lead to frostbite
and hypothermia.

Freeze Warning

------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
357 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS MORNING...

FLZ045-046-053-141-147-071400-
/O.CON.KMLB.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1400Z/
ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-COASTAL VOLUSIA-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...SANFORD...KISSIMMEE...
ST CLOUD...DAYTONA BEACH...TITUSVILLE
357 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...VERY COLD AIR WILL AFFECT ORANGE...SEMINOLE...
OSCEOLA AND NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTIES BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS
MORNING. EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO
THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
AROUND 15 MPH INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOUR. TWO TO FOUR HOURS OF
TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...THE COLD TEMPERATURES CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER
TENDER VEGETATION IF NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHLY LIKELY.
REMEMBER TO BRING PETS AND HOUSE PLANTS INDOORS. PROTECT OUTDOOR
TENDER VEGETATION. DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE COLD TEMPERATURES.
BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH KEROSENE AND SPACE HEATERS. BE SURE TO KEEP
SPACE HEATERS AWAY FROM CURTAINS AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.

&&

$$

wow check out DC area.................URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
340 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

DCZ001-MDZ006-007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ054>057- 071645-
/O.CON.KLWX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T2300Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-
CALVERT-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...BALTIMORE...ANNAPOLIS...
WALDORF...ST MARYS CITY...ALEXANDRIA...FALLS CHURCH...
FREDERICKSBURG
340 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WIND CHILL...5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* TIMING...TODAY. THE LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE MIDDAY HOURS.

* TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS EARLY THIS MORNING...RISING INTO
THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE
AND HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware - in fact most of Delaware's - schools closed due to low temperatures today.

Stay warm folks