ATLANTA — Bitterly cold temperatures spreading across the Deep South will be potentially deadly, as freezing weather will likely last for several days in a region more accustomed to brief bursts of arctic air than night after night below zero. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Beaufort and Jasper counties in South Carolina from 1 to 9 a.m. Monday. “We’ve seen people in a T-shirt and jeans walking around. He said they’re prepared to hit the streets and distribute supplies for the next eight nights if the freezing temperatures continue as expected. The start of the new year will also mark the coldest temperatures in Atlanta since its largest shelter, known as Peachtree-Pine, closed.

Source: National Post December 31, 2017 21:20 UTC