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Arctic blast grips US north-east, bringing frostbite-threatening temperatures

A view from the top of the observatory tower at Mount Washington State Park, where the wind chill dropped to 105 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-79 Celsius) is seen in a still image from a live camera in New Hampshire, U.S. February 4, 2023. Mount Washington Observatory/mountwashington.org/Handout via REUTERS

Worcester, Massachusetts, USReuters A powerful arctic blast swept into the US north-east on Friday, pushing temperatures to perilously low levels across the region, including New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, where the wind chill dropped to -79 degrees Celsius, forecasters said. Wind-child warnings were posted for most of New York state and all six New England states […]