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Arctic Outbreak Grips U.S. as Mexico’s ‘Frente Frío 19’ Brings Flooding Rains and Gulf Gales

Forecasters emphasize sharply different hazards by region, from life‑threatening cold to flooding rains.

Overview

  • The National Weather Service warns of dangerous cold in Alaska with temperatures near −40°F and wind gusts up to 60 mph around the Klondike Highway, posing rapid frostbite and hypothermia risks.
  • New York and the Northeast enter their coldest stretch of the season, with New York City near 14°F and gusts to about 45 km/h, as local agencies urge layered clothing, building heat compliance and cautious travel.
  • A reinforcing cold front sweeps South Florida with scattered thunderstorms and gusts around 30 mph, higher rain chances from midday near Lake Okeechobee, and a turn to cooler, drier air by Tuesday.
  • Mexico’s Front 19 remains stationary over the Yucatán and southeast, bringing intense rainfall of 75–150 mm in parts of Chiapas and Tabasco, very strong Norte winds of 70–100 km/h in Tehuantepec and Veracruz, and seas of 2.5–3.5 m.
  • SMN and Conagua forecast mountain freezes down to −10°C in Chihuahua and Durango, cautioning about flooding, landslides and falling trees, with gradual warming in some northern and central regions even as coastal winds persist.