ERIE (AP) — The Latest on cold and snowy weather across the northern U.S. (all times local):
5:15 p.m.
The “Nation’s Icebox” is feeling the chill and setting a record.
The National Weather Service reports International Falls and Hibbing set record low temperatures on Wednesday morning. International Falls — the self-proclaimed “Nation’s Icebox” — plunged to 37 degrees below zero, breaking the old record of 32 below set in 1924. Hibbing bottomed out at 28 below, breaking the old record of 27 below set in 1964.
Freezing temperatures and below-zero wind chills will stay put for days to come across much of the northern United States. Forecasters are warning of hypothermia and frostbite from arctic air settling in over the central U.S. on Wednesday and spreading east.
Meanwhile, the snow-hardened city of Erie, is digging out from a record snowfall of more than 5 feet this week.
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4:25 p.m.
Freezing temperatures and below-zero wind chills will stay put for days to come across much of the northern United States.
Forecasters are warning of hypothermia and frostbite from arctic air settling in over the central U.S. on Wednesday and spreading east.
Wind chill advisories or warnings are in effect for much of New England, northern Pennsylvania and New York. Temperatures there and in the northern plains and Great Lakes states are projected to only reach as high as the teens or single-digits.
The National Weather Service says wind chills in some areas Thursday could make the temperature feel below zero. Lows are projected to be below zero for the rest of the week.
Meanwhile, the snow-hardened city of Erie, Pennsylvania, is digging out from a record snowfall of more than 5 feet this week. New York communities near Lake Ontario’s eastern end also saw around 5 feet of snow this week.
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1:30 a.m.
A white Christmas for much of the Northeast and Midwest has given way to bitter cold until the New Year.
Chicago-area National Weather Service meteorologist Amy Seeley says to expect colder-than-normal temperatures the rest of the week. Temperatures hovered around zero degrees in Chicago on Tuesday.
The city of Erie, Pennsylvania, issued a snow emergency after forecasters say a Christmas storm dumped a record 34 inches of snow on the area. Another 19 inches fell before dawn Tuesday, bringing the total to 53 inches.
Meteorologists warn of sub-zero frigid arctic air and dangerously cold wind chills.
Wind chill advisories or warnings are in effect for parts of several states, including Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and Maine. Meteorologists say frostbite is possible with as little as 30 minutes of exposure.
Jack Frost makes an appearance in Rochester, Minn., Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, Christmas day, as the mercury hovered near the zero degree mark. A cold week of more of the same is projected for the week ahead. (Elizabeth Nida Obert/The Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP)
People bundle up to walk down Wentworth Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Chicago. Temperatures hovered around zero degrees in Chicago on Tuesday. Meteorologists warn of sub-zero frigid arctic air and dangerously cold wind chills.(Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Lake Michigan is steaming in the morning as temperatures dipped below zero at North Avenue Beach, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Chicago. Meteorologists warn of sub-zero frigid arctic air and dangerously cold wind chills. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune via AP)
Tim Christmore uses a rake to get his canoe through the ice-covered Little Arkansas River in Wichita, Kan., on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. (Fernando Salazar/The Wichita Eagle via AP)
With temperatures hovering around zero, a few hardy souls celebrated the season, and the fresh man made snow at Buck Hill in Burnsville, Minn., Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. (Brian Peterson/Star Tribune via AP)
A man clears snow on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Erie, Pa. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says Monday’s storm brought 34 inches of snow, an all-time daily snowfall record for Erie. Another 19 inches fell before dawn Tuesday, making the greatest two-day total in commonwealth history. (Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via AP)
Rochelle Carlotti, 28, shovels steps near her home on Tuesday after a record snowfall in Erie. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says Monday’s storm brought 34 inches of snow, an all-time daily snowfall record for Erie. GREG WOHLFORD/ERIE TIMES-NEWS VIA AP
Maryann Sander, a teacher in southeast Wisconsin, gets out of the cold at Stone Creek Coffee as single digit bitter cold temperatures spread across southeast Wisconsin Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. (Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
Elizabeth Gallagher and Ian Fullmer, 10, Glendale, enjoy sledding and time with their dog Cocoa along Lake Front Drive as single digit bitter cold temperatures spread across southeast Wisconsin Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. (Rick Wood/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)
The Sheboygan lighthouse looks lonely among the steam rising from Lake Michigan due to the cold morning temperatures, Tuesday Dec. 26, 2017, at Sheboygan, Wis. (Gary C. Klein/The Post-Crescent via AP)
Birds take flight over the frigid waters below the Rum River Dam, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Anoka, Minn. Wind chill advisories or warnings are in effect for all of North Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as swaths of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
Birds swim beneath the Rum River Dam, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Anoka, Minn. Wind chill advisories or warnings are in effect for all of North Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as swaths of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
A duck flies over small patches of ice and rising steam from the Mississippi River, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, near Heim’s Mill in St. Cloud, Minn. Minnesota experienced its most frigid Christmas Day since 1996, with wind chills as cold as 35 degrees below zero, KSTP-TV reported. The National Weather Service warned that those whose skin was exposed in such conditions could get frostbite in as little as 15 minutes. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)
Geese float on small patches of open water on the Sauk River near Heim’s Mill Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in St. Cloud, Minn. Minnesota experienced its most frigid Christmas Day since 1996, with wind chills as cold as 35 degrees below zero, KSTP-TV reported. The National Weather Service warned that those whose skin was exposed in such conditions could get frostbite in as little as 15 minutes. (Dave Schwarz/St. Cloud Times via AP)
A pair of skiers ride the lift up to the top of a ski hill Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at Sunburst Winter Sports Park in the town of Kewasku, Wis. Wind chill advisories or warnings are in effect for all of North Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as swaths of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. (Nicholas Dettmann/West Bend Daily News via AP)
Two riders go down one of the hills on the tubing hill Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at Sunburst Winter Sports Park in the town of Kewaskum, Wis. Wind chill advisories or warnings are in effect for all of North Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as swaths of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. (Nicholas Dettmann/West Bend Daily News via AP)
A worker moves around on the roof of a new section of Dubuque Senior High School, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, in Dubuque, Iowa. Wind chill advisories or warnings are in effect for all of North Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as swaths of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Indiana. (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP)