Rare arctic weather outbreak set to ‘turn us into siberia’ for thanksgiving

AMERICANS TRAVELLING TO THEIR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO CARRY A 'TRAVEL SECURITY' KIT, SUCH IS THE INTENSITY OF THE COLD AIR COMING THE COUNTRY'S

WAY 14:58, 28 Nov 2024 Certain parts of the US are set to get blasted by an Arctic outbreak that will see thousands of families shivering over the Thanksgiving holiday. Meteorologists

predicted the grim weather is set to arrive in the northern Rockies and northern Plains tomorrow (November 28) before advancing farther south and east through much of the Plains and Midwest

this weekend. US residents are being told to brace for temperatures dropping as low as -40°F. This type of air mass typically originates in Siberia, causing temperatures to plummet in the

eastern states. “Dangerous wind chill temperatures are expected with a significant long duration lake effect snow event possible downwind of the Great Lakes. Severe thunderstorms may be

possible in the Southeast,” National Weather Service (NWS) officials wrote. _READ MORE: SNOWY ARCTIC BLAST WILL LEAVE JUST THREE UK REGIONS DRY IN 411-MILE HAMMERING_ _READ MORE: MOTORISTS

GIVEN TEN TIPS ON WINTER DRIVING AS UK WEATHER MAPS FORECAST SNOW_ Frostbite on exposed skin and hypothermia rank are some of the consequences such intense weather conditions can bring, with

travellers advised to carry a winter survival kit if travel is unavoidable. READ MORE: IVF mix-up nightmare as parents swap babies after raising wrong child for monthsREAD MORE: One thing

you can do to 'reverse ageing' and be more like biohacker Bryan Johnson The US Heartland is set to suffer the most, according to the NWS, with temperatures in those regions

expected to be the coldest since February. Wind chills are expected to drop below 0 across much of the upper Midwest, while parts of Dakota will experience a wind chill set to plunge below

-15 °F, with some areas experiencing temperatures as low as -30 to -40 °F. “We are concerned about freezing overnight low temperatures reaching the Gulf Coast and northern portions of

Florida, where citrus crops may be vulnerable,” Cory Baggett, a meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center, told USA TODAY

Monday. READ MORE: Flashing balls of light filmed over Washington DC and spotted in 'no-fly zone' He added: “'Despite anomalously cold temperatures, we are currently not

expecting widespread record-breaking cold temperatures. That said, this will likely be the coldest air of the season thus far.” In the Great Lakes region, there could be several feet of

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