Dangerously cold weather in US closes schools and grounds flights
At least four people in the Portland area of Oregon died – two from suspected hypothermia, one when a tree fell on a house, and one in a fire.
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At least four people in the Portland area of Oregon died – two from suspected hypothermia, one when a tree fell on a house, and one in a fire.
From the Iowa caucuses to the NFL playoffs and daily life, people in many regions are facing bitter temperatures, high winds and snow.
Coastal flood warnings and high wind advisories remained in effect for parts of both states on Wednesday.
A major ice storm knocked out electricity for more than 730,000 homes in Oregon — some for nearly a week. A resident poses by a large ice-covered tree on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Portland, Ore., after a weekend winter storm toppled it. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP) PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — The frigid weather wreaking havoc in Texas also caused cold chaos in the Pacific Northwest, where a historic ice storm knocked out substations, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes unheated and with fridges of ruined food. Frigid cold, pushed south from an unusual warming event over the arctic, a...