• Millions under alerts: Wind chill alerts cover nearly half of the US population as a “once-in-a-generation" winter storm threatens to bring snow, wind, ice and frigid temperatures across the country.
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• Flights canceled: More than 2,300 US flights have been canceled so far during a busy holiday travel week.
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• Travel warnings: President Biden urged Americans to stay off the roads in inclement weather and to heed local warnings, as some states experience blizzard conditions and road closures.
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• Coldest Christmas: The cold will stick around for Christmas weekend, making this the coldest Christmas in roughly 40 years for most of the US.

Much of northern Florida is under a wind chill advisory, while central Florida is under a freeze watch and hard freeze watch.

Crown Point on the Oregon coast is experiencing very strong wind gusts, with the National Weather Service in Portland saying a gust of 86 mph caused a corresponding wind chill of -14 degrees.

The weather service said it "would not be surprised" to record a gust of up to 100 mph."Not our typical storm":

Buffalo, New York — which is no stranger to snow — has declared a state of emergency as it anticipates the storm.

A blizzard warning will go into effect at 7 a.m. Friday.

Forecasters anticipate strong, steady winds with gusts of up to 70 mph. One to 3 feet of snow is expected in the city of Buffalo and the favored snow belts south of the city, according to the weather service.

Blizzard conditions could last several days, making travel extremely difficult or impossible at times.

Last edited by Spunky (12/22/2022 7:35 pm)