All 50 U.S. states feeling freezing temperatures

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Isn't New York supposed to be under water by now

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0J227820141118?irpc=932

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Temperatures in all 50 U.S. states dipped to freezing or below on Tuesday as an unseasonably cold blast of weather moved across the country, meteorologists said.

Some communities in the Northeast declared emergencies because of heavy snow, while Southern states braced for a record chill from the Arctic-born cold that swept the Rocky Mountains last week.

Every U.S. state, including Hawaii, was bitten by temperatures at the freezing point of 32 degrees F (0 C) or below, the National Weather Service said.

Hawaii's Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano, had low temperatures of 30 F (-1 C) to 32 F , said NWS spokeswoman Susan Buchanan.

The morning was the coldest overall across the country in November since 1976, according to Weather Bell Analytics, a meteorologist consulting firm. Typically, such cold is not seen until late December through February, the NWS said.

In western New York, a storm brought as much as 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow to some areas and prompted officials to call states of emergency in three towns near Buffalo, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement.

A 140-mile (225-km) stretch of the New York State Thruway along Lakes Erie and Ontario was closed because of the snow, according to Thruway Authority spokeswoman Christina Klepper.

Record-setting lows were expected in northern Florida by nightfall, with temperatures dipping below 20 degrees F (-7 C) around Tallahassee and in the Panhandle, said Amy Godsey, a meteorologist with the state Division of Emergency Management.

“I can’t stand it,” said Robin Roy, 53, shivering underneath a rainbow-colored poncho at an outdoor market in Gulfport, Florida. “I’ve never liked the cold.”

In predictably brisk Milwaukee, the mercury rose to a high of 20 degrees F (-7 C).

“You should embrace it," said Markeyta Walker, 30, standing near a Milwaukee bus with her face wrapped in a thick scarf.

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Dress warm in layers and be happy," she said.

Relief in the form of warmer temperatures was expected in much of the United States by the weekend, except for the Northern Rockies through the Great Plains and upper Midwest.

(Additional reporting by Letitia Stein in Gulfport, Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee and Ellen Wulfhorst in New York; Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst, Doina Chiacu and Peter Cooney)

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Ah, the obligatory "it's cold today so there can be no global warming" thread. Excellent!

[landr 126]

It's freezing here in SoCal. But that's got more to do with the house being kept cold by my mother-in-law rather than the outside temperature. We're using a portable heater in our rooms.

I left my winter clothes in the UK as I didn't think I'd need them here.

[Jacque67 7,328]

It's freezing here in SoCal. But that's got more to do with the house being kept cold by my mother-in-law rather than the outside temperature. We're using a portable heater in our rooms.

I left my winter clothes in the UK as I didn't think I'd need them here.

You young'uns are too soft!

[landr 126]

You young'uns are too soft!

Hey, if that "67" is your birth year rather than your age when you signed up to VJ, then you're not that much older than me!

[Jacque67 7,328]

Hey, if that "67" is your birth year rather than your age when you signed up to VJ, then you're not that much older than me!

It's my age in reverse;)

[landr 126]

It's my age in reverse;)

Three years older han my mother-in-law.

Edited November 19, 2014 by landr

[Jacque67 7,328]

Three years older han my mother-in-law.

Yeah. Let me tell you about being raised during the Depression. You kids don't know how good you have it

[Teddy B 17,251]

Yeah. Let me tell you about being raised during the Depression. You kids don't know how good you have it

I have come to despise the winter as I have gotten older.

[Jacque67 7,328]

I have come to despise the winter as I have gotten older.

Now is the winter of my discontent

Exit the bear

[Darnell 8,478]

Nature Boy ! (pbuh) - I blame Canada for this mess ! You should, as well !

Freezing in my garden in November? in Houston? No way, and no how !!! I BLAME CANADA !

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It was chilly here yesterday (only in the 50's - brutal) and this morning - down in the 30's . But now it's sunny and we're headed back into the mid 60's today and on to the 70's and 80's over the next couple of days.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

It is currently 17 here. With the windchill, it is 4.

I hate everything.

Edited November 19, 2014 by Penny Lane

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

It is currently 17 here. With the windchill, it is 4.

I hate everything.

Damn, I get chills just reading that.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Here's the scary part. It's only November. Wait until December rolls around...