Here comes polar vortex two: Just when you thought it was safe to go outside… another blast of Arctic air to hit US next week
By Trunews Admin on January 12, 2014
If you live in the American Midwest or East Coast, you may want to hold off on putting away your winter gear.
Just as temperatures are beginning to warm in much of the U.S,
another arctic blast in the form of a polar vortex appears to be on the
horizon.
The upcoming front of icy temperatures is expected to bring
arctic air to southern Canada and then move into the northern plains of
the U.S. before moving to the Midwest and East Coast – each of which is
still recovering from last week’s frigid temperatures.
Many areas are still recovering from the extreme weather last
week, which has caused a dam of ice to block the Delaware river in New
Jersey, forcing roads to close and causing a severe flood risk.
A Coast Guard ice cutter has been called in to try to clear shipping
lanes but after 2 and half miles the 2ft ice had become to thick to
break up.
Chunks of ice have been building up for days near the Trenton
Makes Bridge, ABC News reported. But with the sudden warm temperatures,
it is feared a fast thaw will flood low-lying areas.
‘If in fact the ice jam breaks then we’ll have a rush of water
which could cause flash flooding,’ Qareeb Bashir, of Trenton Emergency
Management, said.
Flash flood warnings are in place in several of the regions
affected by the polar vortex, as rain falling on the already frozen
ground is forced to run off.
Nearly all of Pennsylvania is under a flood warning after the sudden rise in temperatures caused a faster than usual thaw.
A chaotic scene of ice chunks could be seen stretching across the state’s Susquehanna river near Harrisburg on Saturday morning.
But the thaw is likely to be halted by the new cold front
coming in, even though it is not expected to be as severe as the one
last week.
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