The US has all the fun. New weather models indicate a gigantic Arctic blast heading south for Georgia and Texas. If you remember the big freeze in Texas a while ago, this is likely to be significantly worse, and it’ll last for days. The link above is to Max Velocity, a YouTube weather channel, and includes a full spread of graphics to explain the issues.
These big freezes have been progressively piling up over roughly the last decade. What’s notable about this is that it’s very much a surge of frigid air and that’s exactly what it looks like in the modelling. The cold front as predicted heads due southeast until it hits the Gulf.
Any weather model isn’t set in stone, but predictions are similar across weather forecasts. According to the Weather Channel, the predicted drops will be pretty gruesome and spread from Denver to New York.
The “ice box states” excel this year, tying various record lows. Atlanta, however, is only predicted to be 15 degrees warmer than Minneapolis.
What’s really interesting about this weather is that the whole east of the Rockies is basically all in the same basket. The Midwest, the Deep South, and the east coast aren’t exactly identical siblings when it comes to climate. Denver and Raleigh aren’t twins, either.
The big question is how hard this freeze will hit. For sheer scale and scope, it could put enormous pressure on local and state resources.
This sudden severe weather could also do a lot of economic and human damage in a very short timeframe. People will obviously be put at risk through any range of causes, from “normal hardship” to injuries and infrastructure failures.
This could be a big instant scramble to cover bases or manage local crises. The entire eastern US contains a lot of people, and the net effect on medical and shelter facilities could be truly horrible.
