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Arctic Blast Heads Toward Northeast, Maine Braces for Minus 60 Wind Chills

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Arctic Blast Heads Toward Northeast, Maine Braces for Minus 60 Wind Chills

Arctic Blast Heads Toward Northeast, Maine Braces for Minus 60 Wind Chills

Arctic Blast Heads Toward Northeast, , Maine Braces for Minus 60 Wind Chills.

NBC News reports that the National Weather Service issued wind chill warnings for over 16 million people on the evening of Feb.

2.

The most-affected areas span from New York to New England and Maine.

The most-affected areas span from New York to New England and Maine.

The most-affected areas span from New York to New England and Maine.

In northeastern Maine, there was a blizzard warning with 50 mph winds and wind chills as low as -60 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Maine's coastal wind chills could fall as low as -40 to -45 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Although unofficial, from the records we have been able to gather, the coldest wind chill in Portland since 1948 was -43 degrees in 1971, so we are nearing wind chills values that most have not seen in their lifetime, National Weather Service, via forecast .

Frostbite and hypothermia are real risks when temperatures are this extreme, Nirav D.

Shah, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, via statement.

In Caribou, Maine, wind chill warnings are in effect from 4 a.m.

On Feb.

3 to 7 p.m.

On Feb.

4.

In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul also issued a warning to residents.

New Yorkers across the state will experience dangerously cold temperatures and life-threatening wind chills this weekend, NY Gov.

Kathy Hochul, via statement.

Now is the time to prepare: plan to limit your time outdoors this weekend and know where to take shelter.

, NY Gov.

Kathy Hochul, via statement.

Take all necessary precautions to ensure your residence is safely heated and use caution if you plan to use an alternative heat source, such as a space heater, NY Gov.

Kathy Hochul, via statement


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