Tag: Freeze

Hard freeze watch in affect for Cochise County and nearby areas

A hard freeze watch was issued for several areas outside of Tucson from Saturday night to Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. The warning was issued for: Cochise County, Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet and Upper Gila River Valley. Jim Meyer, meteorologist […]

Central US seeing wild weather, with heat wave then deep freeze

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Some U.S. residents will be going from wearing Bermuda shorts to snow pants in less than 24 hours, forecasters said on Monday, as a heat wave in the central plains and South gives way to weather more typical for this time of year. Temperatures on Monday in states like Nebraska […]

Russians freeze as Putin’s war and aging pipes reveal cracks at home

Two electric radiators were not enough to keep Russian pensioner Elena Grezkaya-Silko from shivering in her one-bedroom apartment. After two major utility network accidents last month, she struggled to stay warm at home in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, where temperatures regularly dip below minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit in January. After the first accident Jan. […]

After Freeze Grips Much of U.S., a Warm Respite Beckons

In Dallas, where temperatures dropped as low as 10 degrees last week, highs were forecast to reach the 60s on Wednesday. In New York City, where the low dropped to 17 on Wednesday, unseasonably high temperatures in the 50s were expected by Thursday. And in St. Louis, which was covered in ice Monday, a high […]

‘Deep freeze’ continues moving through the Midwest and South

A “deep freeze” continued to engulf an area spanning most of the eastern two-thirds of the country Sunday and will move through the Midwest and the South during the week. A mixture of freezing rain and sleet is expected to affect Oklahoma and Kansas on Sunday evening and spread further into the Midwest and the […]