Warnings for Millions as Massive Cold Front Hits US from Texas to New York
Millions of Americans from Texas to New York are under frost advisories and freeze warnings as a massive cold front brings unseasonably cold temperatures in early May. The cold snap, driven by lingering effects of a polar vortex, threatens early-season crops and sensitive vegetation across the Midwest and Northeast. While the event is significant, forecasters do not expect it to be the coldest May on record for the affected regions.
- ▪The National Weather Service issued frost advisories and freeze warnings across 18 states from Texas to New York.
- ▪A polar vortex in March and April created atmospheric conditions that allowed cold air from Canada to move south into the U.S.
- ▪Frost can form even when air temperatures remain above freezing due to radiational cooling of surfaces at night.
- ▪AccuWeather does not anticipate this May will be the coldest on record despite the unseasonable cold.
- ▪Freeze watches remain in effect for parts of Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania into the weekend.
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By Anna SkinnerAssociate EditorShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Millions of Americans from Texas to New York are under frost advisories and freeze warnings Friday afternoon as a massive cold front sweeps across the United States, bringing a sharp and unseasonable drop in temperatures at the start of May.The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a wide swath of cold-weather alerts across the Southern Plains, Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as the front pushed east, with nighttime lows expected to plunge below freezing in some areas.
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