The morning temperature in the Windy City was -22 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 Celsius), which felt like -50 degrees (-46 Celsius) with wind chill. “The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as five minutes,” NWS said. Residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, faced a bone-chilling -35 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chill temperatures as low as -63, and it was -27 degrees in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Transportation problems growBurke Patten, spokesman for Chicago homeless shelter provider The Night Ministry, said some of the homeless were reluctant to go to shelters. “The concern would be whether they are going to be able to survive in these bitter cold temperatures,” Patten told AFP.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 30, 2019 23:46 UTC