Life-Threatening Cold In Ohio, Wind Chill Warning In Place

The National Weather Service is warning Ohioans that temperatures could hit life-threatening lows on Wednesday and Thursday. Wind chill temperatures could go as low as -40 degrees.

The United States Postal Service has suspended work on Wednesday in northern Ohio, along with other Midwest cities experiencing the Arctic Blast. In some regions, like Chicago, wind chill temperatures could go as low as -60 degrees...colder than Mount Everest.

Many school districts cancelled classes on Wednesday and Thursday. The wind chill warning should expire Thursday night, as temperatures begin to warm on Friday.

Several counties have opened warming stations for their vulnerable populations. A list of warming stations in Cuyahoga County has been posted online, as has a list for Lorain County.

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"Wednesday may be the first time since January 1994 that highs remain below zero in many locations. Low temperatures Wednesday and Thursday morning will be the lowest the region has felt since February 2015 and could break daily records by several degrees," the National Weather Service said.

The frigid cold should break on Friday, as temperatures climb toward a high of 19 degrees. By Sunday, temperatures could be in the upper 40s or low 50s.

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