Overview
- Narrow lake-effect bands continue across the Great Lakes and Upstate New York under active warnings and advisories, following double-digit snowfall in parts of Chicagoland and northwest Indiana.
- Record and near-record lows reached deep into the South, with Orlando dropping to 37 degrees and freezes reported in parts of Florida as flurries extended into Georgia and South Carolina.
- Gusts of 25 to 35 mph, with 40 to 50 mph in the Laurel Highlands, are driving wind chills into the teens and 20s and creating pockets of slick travel and isolated outage risk.
- Freeze alerts and safety measures are in place, including New York City’s Code Blue shelter activation and National Weather Service guidance to protect plants and plumbing.
- Forecasts call for a quick warm-up starting Wednesday, with highs climbing into the 50s and 60s by late week across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.