In the United States, cities recorded negative temperatures amid the passage of a winter storm. The cold is expected to continue over the next few days.
In Rhinelander, in the state of Wisconsin, thermometers registered -33°C this Sunday (25), according to the NWS (United States National Weather Service). Extreme cold contributes to snow and ice accumulate, leaving those without power shivering for days.
The intense winter storm has already left more and threatens to paralyze the eastern states with heavy snowfall.
Meteorologists say snow, hail and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously low temperatures, are expected to hit two-thirds of the country this Sunday (25) next week.
More than 14,800 . Sections of interstate highways were closed due to dangerous road conditions in the area hit by the storm.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have declared a state of emergency due to the weather conditions, the Department of Homeland Security said.
The NWS has warned of an unusually extensive and long-lasting winter storm that will bring widespread and heavy ice accumulation to the southeast, where “impacts ranging from crippling to locally catastrophic” can be expected.
Forecasters predicted record cold temperatures and dangerously low wind chills to reach even more of the U.S. Great Plains region on Monday.
late Saturday afternoon (24), as the winter storm progresses.
