The once-in-a-generation weather event may reach pressure equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane.
By Max MatzaA major winter storm sweeping the US this week may bring the coldest Christmas in four decades to parts of the country, say forecasters.
Named Winter Storm Elliot by the Weather Channel, the arctic blast is expected to deliver the coldest Christmas to the Midwest since the late 1980s, according to forecasts cited by US media.Even Florida, the Sunshine State, is projected to see its coldest Christmas in 30 years. "Wind chills of this magnitude can cause frostbite in less than five minutes if precautions are not taken, with hypothermia and death also possible from prolonged exposure to the cold,"The NWS has called it a once-in-a-generation winter weather event, especially as the storm reaches the Great Lakes region, where its pressure is expected to reach the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane.Snowy conditions and freezing roadways are expected to wreak travel chaos this weekend.
Denver is forecast to face the brunt of the cold snap on Thursday morning as temperatures plummet to -16F.Chicago has been warned to prepare for heavy snowfall starting on Thursday whipped around by gusts topping 50mph .What is a bomb cyclone?
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