(When Drudge didn't have any scoops to report -- which was 96% of the time -- he trolled the wires for WEATHER FREAK! stories.)
Dang, this is going to be horrible.
Bundle up and stock up.
Arctic blast bringing temperatures of -50F - 78 degrees below normal - is forecast to strike West and Midwest next week
An arctic blast threatens to bring temperatures of -50 degrees to large swathes of the West and Midwest next week
Meteorologists have said the polar vortex could sweep across the Pacific Northwest and roll into the Central and Midwest over the next five to ten days
By Alice Wright For Dailymail.Com
An arctic blast may bring temperatures of -50 degrees to swathes of the West and Midwest next week.
The polar vortex could sweep across the Pacific Northwest and roll into the Central and Midwest of the country over the next five to ten days, meteorologist Ryan Maue said.
Weather outlooks from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center show the cold blast arriving late next week for Central and Eastern parts of the US.
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Higher precipitation is also expected, which could increase the possibility of snowfall.
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The potential blast has been compared to the cold weather disaster of Storm Uri in February 2021, which left more than 4 million Texans without power for a record 70.5 hours.
That came after 365 generators were knocked offline as a result of the storm.
Texas, which relies on its own supply and is unprepared for winter conditions, has buckled.
I guess we'd all better stock up on supplies.
Meanwhile, the south is being hit with tornado and blizzard blizzard warnings.
Tornadoes tore through Florida's Panhandle.
Global warming -- Catch the Fever!