Dangerously cold temperatures envelop Northeast
A massive arctic air system that blanketed much of the country on Friday previously prompted the weather agency to issued extreme cold alerts for six provinces spanning Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as some communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. The bulk of those alerts remained in place on Saturday, though they had been lifted for southern regions of Quebec and Ontario as temperatures were forecast to rise in those areas.
Borgel said the cold snap was brought on by an immense Arctic air mass that he expects will pass by Sunday afternoon. He said power restoration work began early Saturday morning and it's expected residents will have electricity restored by the end of the day. Friday saw five New Brunswick communities break records for coldest temperatures ever tracked on Feb. 3, according to an Environment Canada statement released Saturday.
“This is quite unprecedented, we've never seen anything that cold there for quite some time,” Borgel said.
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