Extreme Cold From NY to Texas Threatens to Topple Records
- Lows in Manhattan will drop near 10F overnight on Tuesday
- Frigid conditions across the US will test power grids
About 31 locations could see daily high temperatures cold enough to break or tie records on Monday.
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A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central US this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records.
Frigid conditions will sweep the Midwest and South, including Texas, starting on Saturday and then shift east early next week. The low in Dallas is poised to reach 21F (minus 6C) Monday night, while temperatures in Manhattan will drop near 10F late Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.