Places like Des Moines, Iowa, will feel like -37F (-39C) making it possible to suffer frostbite in less than five minutes
The huge winter storm pummelling parts of the US has intensified into a"bomb cyclone", with 60% of the US population under a winter weather warning.1:48Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and cancelled Christmas plans as an extreme winter storm gripped much of the country.
Fatalities have already begun to be reported with three deaths so far recorded on roads in Kentucky according to the state's Governor.according to the National Weather Service, which says the atmospheric pressure of the storm has dropped rapidly enough over the past 24 hours to classify the system that way.stretched from border to border. In Canada, British Columbia reached a low of -62.7F .
As authorities worked to rescue those stranded, the local sheriff's office told drivers to stay in their vehicles and call 911.Rosebud Sioux Tribe emergency manager Robert Oliver said tribal authorities have been working to clear roads to deliver propane and firewood to homes, but face a relentless wind that has created drifts over 10 feet in some places. He said five have died in recent storms, including a blizzard from last week.
In South Dakota, the winter storm system left some motorists stranded on city streets, according to the Pennington County Sheriff's Office. Workers removed people from their cars throughout the night. A photo from the agency showed people sleeping on makeshift beds on the floor of a building.President Joe Biden has warned Americans to take the storm seriously.
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