An intense winter storm is predicted to convey wind chills as little as -70°F (-56°C) in components of the US
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22 December 2022
An Alaska Airlines airplane being deiced in Seattle on Tuesday 20 December David Ryder/Bloomberg through Getty Images
An intense winter storm pushed by Arctic air from the polar vortex is about to convey document low temperatures and highly effective winds to a lot of the US between 22 and 24 December.
The chilly entrance began “diving” south throughout the Central Great Plains on Wednesday 21 December, quickly bringing temperatures of -10°F (-23°C) to -20°F (-28°C) in mountain states and on the High Plains, according to the National Weather Service. Gusts as excessive as …