The wind chill at the time officers found Belz was minus 51 F (minus 46 C), according to the National Weather Service. A city worker removes snow during the polar vortex in Buffalo, New York, US, Jan 31, 2019. Homes and businesses used record amounts of natural gas to fight the cold, according to financial data provider Refinitiv. Heavy snow hitting Chicago off the Great Lakes was set to begin winding down on Thursday night, the weather service said. Cotton, Minnesota, had the lowest national temperature recorded early on Thursday at minus 56 F (minus 48 C), before the weather warmed up, the weather service reported.

Source: bd News24 February 01, 2019 03:56 UTC