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U.S. NEWS Saturday 6 January 2018
Storm gone, but cold will stick around through weekend

By PHILIP MARCELO frigid temperatures arrived.
Associated Press Longtime resident Dianne
BOSTON (AP) — Frigid tem- Davis said her home was
peratures, some that felt completely surrounded by
as cold as minus 30 de- ocean water that eventu-
grees, moved across the ally filled her basement.
East Coast on Friday as In Massachusetts, a worker
the region dug out from a suffered cardiac arrest and
massive winter storm that died Friday while clearing
brought more than a foot snow at a Massachusetts
of snow, hurricane-force Water Resources Authority
winds and coastal flooding facility.
a day earlier. And in Maine, authorities
Forecasters predicted on Friday said they’re still
strong winds and record- searching for a clammer
breaking cold air to hang who disappeared during
around through the week- the blizzard.
end. Sunday morning was ex-
Jess Flarity, a 32-year-old pected to bring the cold-
visiting a friend in Concord, est temperatures from Port-
New Hampshire, said the Chris Green digs out his snow covered car in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Friday, land, Maine, to Washing-
deep chill reminded him of Jan. 5, 2018. Frigid temperatures, some that could feel as cold as minus 30 degrees, moved across ton, D.C. More seasonable
his time in Alaska. the East Coast on Friday as the region attempted to clean up from a massive winter storm. weather is expected to
“I’ve been in minus 60 be- (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) return early next week with
fore so minus 20 doesn’t along the East Coast after In Scituate, south of Boston, day trying to dry out their temperatures in the high
frighten me,” he said as hundreds were canceled residents were spending Fri- basements before more 30s and near 40s.q
he waited for a bus back Thursday.
to Boston Friday. “But I did In New Jersey, gusty winds
have to prepare, bring carried flames from a va-
some extra cold weather cant building across the
gear — gloves, boots and street to two other build-
those kinds of things.” ings Friday morning.
In Portland, Maine, Jeanne The flames also spread to
Paterak said the cold snap two structures adjacent to
revived her worries about the vacant building, dam-
the impact of climate aging a total of five in New-
change. “We are seeing ark. Two firefighters suffered
some historic temperatures minor injuries.
and everyone will be vul- In the South, the winter
nerable,” she said as she weather forced portable
stocked up on milk, vege- toilets to be put in place
tables and juice at a super- outside Mississippi’s Capi-
market Friday morning. tol after pipes burst and
The arctic blast could make it caused iguanas to be-
temperatures feel as low as come sluggish and topple
minus 15 degrees to minus from trees in South Florida.
25 from Philadelphia to Bos- Residents of southeast
ton and make residents of Georgia were treated to
states like Maryland and a rare half foot of snow (15
Virginia shiver from tem- centimeters).
peratures ranging from 10 In New England, power-
degrees to 15 degrees. The ful winds brought coastal
wind chill could make it flooding that reached his-
feel like minus 35 degrees in toric levels in some com-
the Berkshire hills of western munities.
Massachusetts, the Nation- The National Oceanic
al Weather Service said. and Atmospheric Admin-
Thursday’s storm packed istration confirmed Friday
wind gusts of more than that water levels in Boston
70 mph (113 kph) and broke the record set during
dumped as much as 18 a massive blizzard in 1978.
inches (46 centimeters) of The flooding sent large
snow in some places. trash containers float-
It caused school and busi- ing down Boston streets,
ness closings, airline and forced the shutdown of a
rail service cancellations or subway station as water
reductions and thousands cascaded down the steps
of utilities outages, many and prompted rescues of
of them restored quickly. people trapped in cars
Some ferry services also and homes by rapidly rising
had to be shut down. waters in several Massa-
Flights resumed at airports chusetts communities.