COLUMBUS – Forecasters warn of frigid arctic air and dangerously cold wind chills in much of the U.S., including central Ohio.
Wind chills dipped as far as 10-below-zero Wednesday morning and a wind chill advisory was in effect for Franklin, Delaware, Madison and Union counties.
The Wind Chill Advisory has been expanded a little farther south and east. It remains in effect until 11 am EST. Bundle up! #ohwx #inwx #cinywx #daywx #cmhwx pic.twitter.com/yKzJemZoYL
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) December 27, 2017
Wind chill advisories or warnings were also in effect for all of North Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as swaths of South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York.
Frigid weather will be the order of the day through the rest of the year, according to WBNS 10-TV meteorologist Jeff Booth.
High temperatures Wednesday were expected to reach the mid-teens but wind chills would be in the single digits with highs Thursday nearing 20 degrees and wind chills around 10 degrees.
Meteorologists warn frostbite is possible with as little as 30 minutes of exposure.
Snow continues to fall in Erie, Pa., that already have seen a record amount of snow over the past few days.
The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says at least an additional 5 to 10 inches are expected through Wednesday.
The storm brought 34 inches of snow on Christmas Day, an all-time daily snowfall record for Erie.
Another 24.5 inches fell by Tuesday night, bringing the total since Dec. 23 to more than 62.9 inches.