An "extended stretch" of bitterly cold temperatures is expected Monday through Wednesday next week, according to a hazardous weather outlook.
During this advisory, snow accumulations between three and six inches are possible. In Cuyahoga County, the greatest accumulations will be across the eastern half of the county.
Extreme cold watch issued
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The wind chill in Columbus dropped as low as -5 degrees overnight, and as of 6 a.m. the air temperature was 5 degrees with a -3 degree wind chill
Northeast Ohio's forecast for this weekend calls for highs in the upper 30s on Saturday, but lows Sunday night will be in the single digits.
A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.
Weather Advisory for most of Northeast Ohio will begin at 4 a.m. on Thursday and continue until 4 a.m. Friday morning.
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The area is in for a bit of a warming trend over the next few days starting on Thursday.
The National Weather Service says Saturday's high near 35 will seem balmy as temperatures drop below zero degrees by Monday morning. It will be a chilly Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an anticipated high of just 2 degrees in Marion County. The low in the evening is -6.
Preparations are underway as an arctic blast dives into the nation's interior and southern regions and pushes a snowstorm into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that will be followed by lethal cold.
An EXTREME COLD WATCH goes into effect Sunday night through at least Wednesday morning for nearly all of Ohio (portions of East Central and Southeastern Ohio in