Tuesday, 7 January 2014

New York breaks record cold as temps hit 5 degrees, smashing 118-year mark set in 1896

People urged to stay indoors as US temperatures hit -50C
 Ice builds up along Lake Michigan as the deep freeze bites 

The eastern half of the country has been hit by dense air known as a ‘polar vortex’ which has brought weather last seen two decades ago.
Lee Tuttle, 66, takes a break from blowing snow off of his driveway to pose for a portrait on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at his home on Miller Road in Flint, Mich. He said he hadn't really noticed the icicles forming in his beard.     (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, :Michelle Tessier) LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT
 Lee Tuttle, 66, takes a break from blowing snow off of his driveway   
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 John Brower snow in his eye lashes after running to work in the frigid -20 weather Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 in Minneapolis. A whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a "polar vortex" descended Monday into much of the U.S.
 John Brower is snow-covered after running to work in the frigid minus 20-degree weather Monday in Minneapolis. The temperatures were only expected to dip further. 

Parts of the north-east and Canada have seen up to 60cm (2ft) of fresh snow fall and 3,700 flights have been cancelled.

Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach as temperatures dipped well below zero in Chicago, Ill. Chicago hit a record low of -16 degree Fahrenheit this morning as a polar air mass brought the coldest temperatures in about two decades into the city. Ice builds up along Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach as temperatures dipped well below zero in Chicago, Ill. Chicago hit a record low of -16 degree Fahrenheit this morning as a polar air mass brought the coldest temperatures in about two decades into the city. 


Three brothers, from left, Trevor, Connor, and Austin Bartz built this 16 foot high snow shark in the front yard of their New Brighton, Minn. home, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014.  It took them around 95 hours of work and they gathered the snow from houses in their neighborhood. (AP Photo/Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe) ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT, MINNEAPOLIS-AREA TV OUT, MAGS OUT
 Three brothers built this 16ft high snow shark in their New Brighton garden  


Lake Michigan is frozen solid and ice breakers were  deployed to clear the way for shipping.


Allan Umscheid, owner of Yards By Al in Lawrence, Kan, feels the bitter wind and catches drifting snow on his face as he runs a snow blower early Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2014. Several inches of snow fell on the Lawrence area overnight and wind chill values are forecast to be as low as minus 25 to minus 32 Sunday night through Monday morning. (AP Photo/The Journal-World, Mike Yoder) MANDATORY CREDIT 
Allan Umscheid feels the bitter wind   
The cold snap is being blamed on a 'polar vortex.' 
Seen through a fisheye lens, Marguerite Johnston uncovers her car in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Residents of the Great Lakes State are preparing for diving temperatures as they dig out from more than 15 inches of snow in places. 
Seen through a fisheye lens, Marguerite Johnston uncovers her car in Grosse Pointe, Mich. Residents of the Great Lakes State are preparing for diving temperatures as they dig out from more than 15 inches of snow in places.

With temperatures nearing zero a cloud of steam from a manhole blows across an intersection in downtown Pittsburgh during evening the evening rush hour Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. The National Weather service is calling for a temperature of -11 degrees overnight, with a high of 2 degrees on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) 
A cloud of steam from a manhole blows across an intersection in downtown Pittsburgh

A snow plow clears several inches of snow Monday and drops salt along Warren Ave. in Detroit as the area deals with record-breaking freezing weather. 
Daryl Daugherty clears the sidewalk in front of his home in Carmel, Ind. More than 12 inches of snow fell on Sunday, and the mercury dropped lower than 10 below. 

NOAA images show a whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a 'polar vortex' moving across the Midwest.   
NOAA images show a whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a 'polar vortex' moving across the Midwest. 


Pedestrians walk in Chicago's Loop with temperatures well-below zero and wind chills expected to reach 40 to 50 below Monday. 
A crew works to de-ice planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. 
 A crew works to de-ice planes at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

The Chicago skyline is seen beyond the arctic sea smoke rising off Lake Michigan.

The Chicago skyline is seen beyond the arctic sea smoke rising off Lake Michigan.




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