'Cold enough to freeze boiling water': Internet shares 'chilling' tales as winter storm sweeps across the US
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Prior to Christmas weekend, a significant winter storm, moving east, threatens multiple states in the US as temperatures drop to below freezing. As the cold wave moves across the United States, many people are sharing their experiences and their battles with the elements online. From the ‘roaring wind’ outside to the ‘chilling’ cold inside, these posts paint a bleak picture of the storm's impact on daily life.
In states like Texas, the storm has brought freezing temperatures and snowfall, causing disruptions to daily routines and essential services. Many roads and highways have been closed due to dangerous conditions, and power outages have left some people without heat in their homes. One user wrote on Twitter, “-13 Degrees here just south of Denver, cold enough to freeze (vaporize) boiling water when it comes in contact with the Air.”
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“Well, I'm stuck in an old hotel overnight in a winter storm. Complete with the roaring wind outside, lights flickering inside, and an unidentifiable thumping down the end of one long, dark hallway. Seriously. What could go wrong?” said another unfortunate soul. A tweet from Tacoma in Washington State, complained, "the freezing has arrived to [the] north" with a video of ice forming on a car's exterior. On Friday, December 23, the winter storm's severity is predicted to reach its maximum across the Great Lakes. Blizzard conditions will be present from eastern Wisconsin and far northeastern Illinois to parts of Michigan, northern Indiana, northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and western New York.
-13 Degrees here just south of Denver, cold enough to freeze (vaporize) boiling water when it comes in contact with the Air. #cowx #cold #Elliott #WinterStorm pic.twitter.com/KgD2ZOAgQW
— ETrainSquid (@baugh_elliot) December 22, 2022
Well, I'm stuck in an old hotel overnight in a winter storm. Complete with roaring wind outside, lights flickering inside, and an unidentifiable thumping down the end of one long, dark hallway.
— 🐍The Night Snake under the 🎄 (@SherylKee) December 23, 2022
Seriously. What could go wrong?
the freezing has arrived to north #tacoma #wawx #WinterStorm pic.twitter.com/8jvjHIAgKt
— Jess {she / her} (@motherofalbus) December 23, 2022
According to Fox News, President Joe Biden advised everyone to depart as soon as possible if they were traveling to see family or friends since a winter storm was rapidly approaching. As the storm strengthens, it is anticipated to become a bomb cyclone, a rare event. “It’s dangerous and threatening, it’s really very serious weather and it goes from Oklahoma all the way to Wyoming and Maine. ... So I encourage everyone to please heed local warnings,” he remarked.
Travel is anticipated to be hampered in the days before and after Christmas due to an arctic blast that is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow, and intense wind to most of the US this week. Much of the US is expected to have below-average temperatures through the middle and end of the week due to the cold air coming from the Arctic. The White House also said that they have contacted at least 26 governors in the impacted states, and President Biden indicated on Thursday, December 22, that the federal government is ready to offer any type of aid to tackle the winter storm. Experts predict that shortly after Christmas, temperatures will start to warm up again and are likely to remain near normal through the end of the year in most of the US.