POLAR VORTEX: Expected to feel-like -90 degrees in Mt. Washington

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POLAR VORTEX: Expected to feel-like -90 degrees in Mt. Washington
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Dangerously cold air will spill into parts of the northeast United States with widespread feels-like values between -40 and -50 degrees.

sits at 6,288 feet above sea level and is home to some of the wildest weather in the world. It held the wind gust record for over 60 years of 231 mph on April 12, 1934, before Tropical Cyclone Olivia topped it in 1996, when a 253mph gust was measured in Barrow Island, Australia.

Wind Chill records aren't quite as reliable, especially since a variety of equations are used worldwide. But forecast values of up to -110 degrees are expected. Values that magnitude are so low, that they are literally "off the charts." The National Weather Service Wind Chill Chart is shown below. For many under Wind Chill Warnings, frostbite could set into any exposed skin in 10 minutes or less.

In addition to the life-threatening cold for humans, pets, and livestock, power outages are likely due to gusty winds. The craziest part of it all is that the tropopause, which is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, may briefly dip below the peak of Mount Washington.

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