Frigid weather hits Midwest, South
By The Associated Press
This article was published January 7, 2010 at 11:10 a.m.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Heavy snow and wind chills falling to 52 below zero blasted much of the Midwest on Thursday. Frigid weather also gripped the South, where a cold snap was expected to bring snow and ice Thursday to states from South Carolina to Louisiana. Forecasters said wind chills could drop to near zero at night in some areas.
In Arkansas, winter weather and wind-chill advisories are still in effect, although no significant trouble spots were noted, the National Weather Service said.
The arctic cold front passing through over eastern Arkansas generated some light wintry precipitation, the weather service said. It noted slick spots on secondary roads were likely, especially on bridges and overpasses.
Temperatures are predicted to fall into the single digits in north Arkansas and to the mid-20s in south Arkansas by the end of the day, along with increasing wind speeds, the weather service said.
In Bowbells, N.D., the wind chill hit 52-below zero Thursday morning. Other parts of the Midwest also had dangerously cold wind chills, including negative 40 in parts of South Dakota and minus 27 in northeast Nebraska, according to the National Weather Service.
An additional 10 inches of snow was expected in Iowa, already buried by more than 2 feet of snow in December, while up to 9 inches could fall in southeast North Dakota that forecasters warned would create hazardous zero-visibility driving conditions. Wind gusts of 30 miles per hour were expected in Illinois — along with a foot of snow — while large drifts were anticipated in Nebraska and Iowa.
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billyboy36 says... January 7, 2010 at 4:24 p.m.
One can only see that all this cold weather is due to global warming.The world will burn up by global warming,on the day of God's judgement.But first we must go thru an ice age first.It could take a million years or so for this to happen but we surely will have global worming at some time.
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Baitshop says... January 7, 2010 at 4:40 p.m.
Has Al Gore gotten rid of all his cold weather clothing, Sold his private jets, cut back on his electrical usage?
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Joe717 says... January 7, 2010 at 8:42 p.m.
Be thankful for global warming. If it weren't for global warming we would all freeze to death.
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