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Arctic blast hits Canada and US | Arctic blast hits Canada and US |
(about 14 hours later) | |
Parts of Canada and the US have been getting their first blast of winter, sending temperatures plummeting by as much as 22C (40F) in days. | |
The sharply cooler temperatures are a result of frigid air pushed in by a powerful storm that hit Alaska with hurricane-force winds. | The sharply cooler temperatures are a result of frigid air pushed in by a powerful storm that hit Alaska with hurricane-force winds. |
There have been more than two feet of snow in parts of Michigan. | |
And more than 150 flights were cancelled at the Minneapolis airport. | And more than 150 flights were cancelled at the Minneapolis airport. |
The chill is now spreading into the Pacific Northwest. | |
National Weather Service meteorologist Justin Titus said roads on the peninsula were in a "very poor condition" with two to three inches of snow falling an hour on Tuesday morning. | National Weather Service meteorologist Justin Titus said roads on the peninsula were in a "very poor condition" with two to three inches of snow falling an hour on Tuesday morning. |
In Minnesota, state police said at least two people were killed in accidents on icy roads. | In Minnesota, state police said at least two people were killed in accidents on icy roads. |
Snowy roads were blamed for a Wisconsin school bus crash that sent two adults to hospital, according to a local broadcaster. | Snowy roads were blamed for a Wisconsin school bus crash that sent two adults to hospital, according to a local broadcaster. |
Terri Sommerfeld, a clerk at Ace Hardware in Webster, Wisconsin, said the store had sold six or seven snow-blowers in two days, the same amount they sell in a typical winter. | Terri Sommerfeld, a clerk at Ace Hardware in Webster, Wisconsin, said the store had sold six or seven snow-blowers in two days, the same amount they sell in a typical winter. |
The National Weather Service said the snow should begin to ease on Wednesday. | |
What made this chill more of a shock was the way it struck so quickly after warm autumn weather. | What made this chill more of a shock was the way it struck so quickly after warm autumn weather. |
David Phillips, a climatologist for Environment Canada, says Calgary experienced its warmest October for 50 years. The average temperature was 8.3C and it's usually 5.2C. | David Phillips, a climatologist for Environment Canada, says Calgary experienced its warmest October for 50 years. The average temperature was 8.3C and it's usually 5.2C. |
On Saturday afternoon, he said, Calgary was 14.4C but it dropped 32 degrees in the next 36 hours. | On Saturday afternoon, he said, Calgary was 14.4C but it dropped 32 degrees in the next 36 hours. |
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