New York – The Tri-State area has seen record-breaking cold temps over the last few days, with lows reaching 3 degrees and icy wind chills of 20 below.
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Central Park’s overnight temperatures on Sunday hit 3 degrees, breaking the record of 1 degree set in 2004. NBC New York (http://bit.ly/17bmHch) says Poughkeepsie had the area’s coldest conditions, with a bone chilling low of negative 12.
Many in New Jersey felt the low of 1 degree early morning today. And Long Island hit a low of 2.
The dangerous cold may have led to the death of a man whose body was found on the Coney Island boardwalk Monday morning, reports NY Daily News (http://nydn.us/1DhwH1m). The man was found by a passerby who called 911. An autopsy is pending.
When the cold hits this low, losing your heating system can be threatening, which was the case for hundreds in the area over the weekend. New York’s Office of Emergency Management says they received over 1,000 complaints on Sunday about heating issues, almost double the normal amount of complaints according to CBS New York (http://cbsloc.al/1CAtlna).
And the snow and cold keep coming. A storm is set to hit the area during the early morning hours on Tuesday starting at 2 a.m. that could give 3 to 4 inches of snow in New York City and possibly more in New Jersey.
Temperatures will go up near freezing on Tuesday, with more arctic cold set to come back to the area on Thursday.
Baruch HaShem for global warming. I can’t imagine how cold it would be if not for the global warming. I don’t understand all the complaints and recriminations.