Winter storm to bring snow, winds, ice and life-threatening chill to US, forecasters warn
by Jim Salter and Claire Rush
Jan 13, 2024
3 minutes
Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing wave of Arctic storms that has hammered much of the country with blinding snow, freezing rain and whipping winds.
Governors from New York to Louisiana declared states of emergency ahead of predicted snow and bone-chilling temperatures. In St. Louis, the National Weather Service bureau warned of rare and “life-threatening” cold.
The fierce weather blitzed campaign schedules in Iowa, the leadoff GOP caucus state. With a blizzard warning covering most of the state, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and former all shuffled their schedules ahead of Monday’s presidential vote.
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