Posted on 01/17/2005 11:01:41 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Temperatures plummeted across the eastern half of the nation Monday, approaching an all-time record in northern Minnesota and freezing the Gulf Coast as a river of Arctic air pushed southward.
Thermometers registered a low of 54 degrees below zero at Embarrass, Minn.
"You keep living, but it gets old after a while," said Christine Mackai, the town clerk for the community of about 1,400 people in northeast Minnesota.
Minnesota's record is 60 below, set on Feb. 2, 1996, in Tower, about 10 miles north of Embarrass.
The cold at Embarrass didn't stop the regular customers from getting their morning coffee at Four Corners, a cafe and gas station.
"Everybody left their cars running," waitress Trish Roggenbuck said. "It was pretty much breathtaking when you walked outside."
While below-zero readings stayed in the upper Midwest, thermometers dropped below the freezing mark all the way to the Gulf of Mexico coast.
The morning low was 28, with wind chills in the upper teens, at Mobile, Ala., Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss., and Pensacola, Fla. A hard freeze warning was in effect overnight into Tuesday morning for parts of Mississippi, the weather service said.
Mackai said Embarrass had been prepared for bitter cold as early as last Thursday. "It only got down to 28 below, and that's nothing. That's no big deal," she said.
Elsewhere in northern Minnesota on Monday, Babbitt chilled to 51 below, and International Falls — which calls itself the Nation's Icebox — dropped to 44 below, the national Weather Service said. Farther south, Minneapolis-St. Paul bottomed out at a mere 11 below.
The arctic blast followed several days of subzero temperatures. Weather service meteorologist Greg Frosig in Duluth said Monday's high would still be below zero in northern Minnesota.
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On the Net:
National Weather Service (news - web sites): http://weather.noaa.gov/
Current Temperatures-Ohio State University: http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag226.html
Global warming out of control.
wouldn't want to be bare assed in embarassed MN.
That's cold. Anything colder than about -40 is seriously life-threatening.
I've been in those conditions - they're not for the faint-hearted, or the ill-shod. ;^)
Due to sub-50s temp,, they called off the meeting of the Polar Bears chapter.. Wimps! (/sarc)
The moisture in your eyes and inside your mouth starts to freeze at about -30, so you can imagine how bad it is at -54.
I grew up in West Central MN and remember a few cold snaps, close to -50, and well into the -40s,, Yup, best to not travel unless necessary and be prepared and properly coifed.
The air literally crystallizes the nasal and lung membrane,.
And I complained about -15 wind chill this AM when I walked the dog.
And for good reason. It was COLD!
My house is on Lake Superior about 20 miles northeast of Duluth. The lake serves as a heat sink this time of year. It was -21F at my house this AM but when I drove up to the highway, less that 1/2 mile away, it was -37F.
Thermometers registered a low of 120 degrees below zero in Siberia for the world record.
That's cold. Anything colder than about -40 is seriously life-threatening.
FMCDH(BITS)
We have an old, old family story about some trapper ancestors who worked for the Hudson's Bay company, in Montana somewhere. Apparently their group was headed back to the fort and one of the guys decided he needed to take a dump in the -50 degree temps. Fearing for his life, they allegedly prevented him from completing the task, but also didn't give him a chance to pull up his pants -- supposedly they chased him home with his pants around his ankles. Never heard if that fellow was able to have kids after that.....
-40K
Smarty pants.....
Well, it's suppose to be about 76 degrees today in my area of California, sunny, a few scattered high clouds, and a lazy, on-shore pacific breeze. Really nice with unlimited visibility. Flowers are all blooming. Very pretty.
-40 Kelvin.
When I was an undergraduate taking a class in thermodynamics several of us discussing things over adult beverages wondered how cold it really would have to be for urine to freeze before hitting the ground? Our theoretical discussions didn't get beyond the second round of beverages, but the poor residents of this town may have a good idea.
Are you sure that town isn't Freezurbarass, MN.?
Everybody knows fish don't bite when it's real cold, but.. the beer sure does stay cold.
Nothing like sitting inside a fishhouse with a roaring stove.. poker chips at the ready.. Bring IT On!!! ;-)
Worst that I've been in was in Minneapolis a few years back. Real temp was -30, with the wind chill at -70. I walked outside downtown for about 4 blocks. When I got inside my building, my legs went numb. Damdest feeling I've ever felt. The cool part is the fact that to the locals, it's just another day at work.
Makes life here in Central Iowa seem balmy, it was only about -6 this morning when I came to work, an it's 10 above now. Think I'll go swimming...
This is OUTRAGEOUS!!
People should not be forced to live in such extreme weather conditions! I think these people should all file a gigantic class action lawsuit against The Weather Channel, God, and Canada for allowing such unbearable cold weather to invade our nation and disrupt these hard-working Americans' lives! It's also probably Bush's fault for not signing Kyoto!!
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That ship went down with all hands.
Two Harbors ?
Good question. In fact, that is the 'cross over point; that is 40C = 40 F. Very cold by anyone's standard..
Anything colder than -40 and it's time to plug in the jeep and zip the liner into my jacket.
talk about buggar freezing weather!!!!!!
I almost posted that comparson smiles
Global Warming Alert!
-42 is the same temp in 'C or 'F
I wonder if anyone wishes they were back in Somalia during this freeze?
Brrr!
That is cold...
| Temperature: | 80°F 27°C |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Partly Cloudy |
| Winds: | NE 16 MPH NE 26 KPH |
| Relative Humidity: | 20% |
| Barometer: | 30.14 Steady |
| Visibility: | 10.00 Miles 16.09 Kilometers |
| Feels Like: | 78°F n/a |
My first winter there I broke my moustache in 35 below weather.
The elevators in Minneapolis hold twice as many people in the summer as in the winter. It is called the "Parka Displacement Factor."
About 6 miles this side.
40 degrees Celsius/Centigrade is actually very warm. And it does not equal 40 degrees Faehrenheit. On the Celsius scale 40 degrees is about 102 degrees F.
That's -40F'nC
My family (Dad's side) is from Nipigon, Ontario, northeast of Thunder Bay - northern tip of Lake Superior. That question has been answered experimentally - yes it does freeze before hitting the ground. I went visitng family in christmas of 1991 with a similar cold snap. Nobody cared up there. It was cold, but it was no excuse. Salt wouldn't melt ice. Computer chips in cars all cracked from the cold. I rented a New Yorker and the climate control died it was so cold. Cousin in law worked maintenance for the local ski lodge. Had to fix, with his bare hand, chair lifts in that cold weather. Humans, with adequate clothing can live and function in such a climate. It also explains all the heavy drinking and reproductive activities - to cold to have fun any other way.
And here I was complaining about starting my car this morning at a balmy -11.
Gee - I wonder how cold it would be without global warming?
Guess we're all lucky that the planet is melting.
LOL
It was so cold in Minneapolis that I had to wear gloves. Below -40 requires a hat too.
Not quite. -40 F = -40 C.
That temperature happens to be about the same...your daily science minutia...
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