Record-shattering cold plunges Northeast into deep freeze
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📌 Key Takeaways
- Temperatures across the Northeast plummeted more than 20 degrees below the historical average during the weekend.
- Daytime highs struggled to rise above the teens, creating hazardous conditions for residents and travelers.
- The polar air mass caused record-breaking lows across several states, prompting emergency safety warnings.
- Infrastructure impacts included high energy demand and risks to residential plumbing and transportation safety.
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Extreme Weather, Public Safety, Climate
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Rob Marciano
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📄 Original Source Content
Temperatures in parts of the Northeast were more than 20 degrees below average over the weekend, with daytime highs failing to get out of the teens. Rob Marciano has more.