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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 30-Dec-2021 14:39:51 EST lnxw48a1
   #NOAA / #NWS alerting for Winter storm, extreme cold in #NE and #IA. Up to 5 inches of snow could accumulate. Wind chills could be as low as -20F. Tomorrow evening through Saturday evening, with Eastern areas getting it later than Western areas.
   
   I have not been to either place in Winter, so that may turn out to be picnic weather. But if the Weather Service sends alerts, it probably means what it says.
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 30-Dec-2021 15:57:34 EST GeniusMusing

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      -20F is also typical in the Chicago area, usually for 3-7 days at some point during the winter.
      -20F is also freaking cold!
      That was one of the main reasons I left for the PNW.
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 30-Dec-2021 16:07:51 EST lnxw48a1

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         If we ever got -20F in most of SoCal, thousands, if not millions, of people would die. No one's home or apartment there is insulated against those temperatures.
         1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 30-Dec-2021 16:55:21 EST GeniusMusing

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            Sounds a lot like Texas...
            1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 30-Dec-2021 17:11:45 EST lnxw48a1

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               @geniusmusing I actually cautioned a few of my IRL contacts that were laughing about Texas, because California is just as vulnerable if not more.
               1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 30-Dec-2021 17:16:19 EST GeniusMusing

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                  I kind of agree but with the Pacific ocean on one side it does change things a fair amount. Now if the winds come from the midwest with a polar plunge and make it that far and that cold it will be a lot more than just SoCal that will be in trouble.
   2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 31-Dec-2021 05:43:05 EST lnxw48a1

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      NWS sent 20 alerts within about half an hour. See https://nu.federati.net/notice/3389312 for more details. It sounds like it could wind up being a repeat of the weather that caused the #TX power grid to fail and led to people freezing to death in their homes, mobile homes, and apartments.