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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- | |
| Freezing Temps as Far South as Florida | |
| 2004-12-20 | |
EFL:Freezing temperatures hit northern Florida on Monday morning, readings dropped below zero across West Virginia and snow made mountain highways treacherous as the first big cold wave of the season swept southward. The blast of Arctic air - one day before the official start of winter - drove temperatures in the Florida Panhandle down to 31 degrees at Crestview, 32 at Pensacola. Thermometers registered below zero across West Virginia, including 2 below at the capital city of Charleston and 14 below at Snowshoe, the National Weather Service said. Bentleyville, Pa., south of Pittsburgh, dropped to 10 below zero, and Greensboro, N.C., posted a record low for Dec. 20 at 9 above. Farther north, it was 18 below zero at 9 a.m. at Massena, N.Y., with a wind chill of 28 below, the weather service said. As much as 6 1/2 inches of snow coated mountain roads in West Virginia, where 21 school districts closed for the day and others opened late. The icy wind sucked up moisture from the Great Lakes and dumped 26 inches of snow on Michigan City in northern Indiana.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 It was 74 here in Tucson today. But it will drop into the 40s tonight. |
| Posted by: jackal 2004-12-20 8:23:06 PM |
| #5 San Diego - I had to wear long pants today...damn.. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-12-20 8:07:41 PM |
| #4 Yeah, Sarge, that global warming™ put it down to 15 degrees (lower in the 'burbs) in the sunny Southern city of Richmond, VA, this morning. And that doesn't even take into account the wind. DANG, it's been cold today! And it's not even winter yet. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-20 7:39:58 PM |
| #3 It's a balmy 42 degrees here in Sacramento right now! Normal temps are in the high 50's for the daytime high. Must be global warming! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-12-20 6:22:40 PM |
| #2 ..readings dropped below zero across West Virginia and snow made mountain highways treacherous as the first big cold wave of the season swept southward. Cold snap. Heat waves and cold snaps. What's wrong with these guys? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-20 4:54:57 PM |
| #1 What? It was 24 this 6.30 a.m. in TLH right there on the patio, with wind. Mercy! It was chilly. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-12-20 4:26:56 PM |