Polar Vortex

[faethor]

Coming for middle of North America.
http://thevane.gawker.com/arctic-plunge-cold-temperatures-descend-on-united-stat-1655127343

Those in Florida enjoy that heat. Grrr!

 

[cecilia]

I'll keep an eye out on the midwest - could be bad

 

[cecilia]

this looks huge

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...to-explosively-intensify-in-historic-fashion/

 

[cecilia]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/storm-stronger-sandy-heads-alaska-will-chill-much-u-s-n243391

Forecasters said that the storm, as it approaches the Aleutian Islands this weekend, could be more intense than Superstorm Sandy when it swamped the Northeast two years ago. Weather watchers in Alaska — and Twitter — have labeled the storm the "Bering Bomb."

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[Robert]

the fiercest winds occurred where there were no people

Stroke of luck there.

 

[cecilia]

more weather pics

http://mashable.com/2014/11/10/u-s-polar-vortex-record-cold/?utm_cid=mash-com-G+-main-link

 

[cecilia]

in case people haven't heard there's been snow in Buffalo, NY (that's very far from me, btw)

https://twitter.com/x/status/535134599807254528

https://twitter.com/x/status/535264673529344000

http://www.unmotivating.com/insane-pictures-from-last-nights-snowstorm-in-buffalo-ny/

 

[Robert]

That's a big dump of snow. Has it reached Queens yet?

 

[cecilia]

That's a big dump of snow. Has it reached Queens yet?

nah, we have cold temps but no snow. I'm REALLY far from Buffalo.


plus, Buffalo tends to get a brutal winter. However, THIS much snow IS unusual.