Powerful storm hits Southern California, flooding highways
Water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides in wildfire burn areas where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders
Water and mud rushed into lanes from bare hillsides in wildfire burn areas where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders
In January 2014, temperatures had plummeted to as low as minus 51 degrees Celsius in some places in the Midwest and Northeast US.
The polar vortex death toll was at least 21 at last count
Throughout the Midwest, hospitals reported patients arriving with symptoms tied to the weather such as frostbite or hypothermia.
A low of minus 30.5 degrees Celsius was registered in Chicago, which also recorded wind chills, while the city of Rockford in Illinois saw temperatures plummet to minus 31 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
