Widespread cold wave to strike eastern half of U.S.

Source: Farm Progress. The original article is posted here.

Widespread cold wave to strike eastern half of U.S.
A severe blast of bitterly cold air will arrive across the northern Plains and Midwest starting Thursday. By Jan. 23-24, low temperatures should plunge to -30°F or below from the Red River Valley into the upper Great Lakes region, while on the latter date, sub-0°F temperatures will extend across the central Plains and middle Mississippi Valley.
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Meanwhile, dry weather will cover much of the country during the next few days, aside from snow showers from the northern Plains into the Northeast.

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Late in the week, however, a developing storm system could lead to a large and disruptive winter-weather event spreading eastward from the central and southern Plains.

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Late-week and weekend impacts across the nation’s southeastern quadrant, excluding Florida, may include snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied and trailed by gusty winds and unusually low temperatures.

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