World continues to heat up.
Via CNN:
An Arctic surge will bring bitter cold air to the Northeast this weekend, with record low temperatures expected.
More than a dozen states are under wind chill advisories or warnings, according to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. The wind chill in parts of New England is expected to be 40 F to 50 F below zero, he said.
Weather maps show a cold air mass across the Great Lakes triggering heavy lake-effect snow that is pushing inland, especially near Buffalo, New York.
Lake-effect snow comes about as moisture from warmer lake waters mixes with cold air from the north, causing upward of 2 to 3 inches of snow an hour.
“Depending on where you are, if you’re just south or north of this lake-effect, it can look like a wall of snow is coming down,” CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said.