Several counties across the United States, especially on the West Coast, will continue to be affected by dangerously cold temperatures on Sunday and over the coming week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Parts of California, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho are under cold weather advisories and are expected to be hit by hazardous wind chills on Sunday, which will pose a risk of frostbite and hypothermia to exposed skin, the NWS warned. Parts of Oregon are also under a freeze warning.
Why It Matters
Vulnerable populations, including infants and senior citizens, are at heightened risk of health issues due to the dangers of freezing temperatures.
What To Know
The U.S. has been hit by an Arctic blast that plunged much of the country in bitterly cold temperatures earlier this month.
Millions of Americans were under extreme cold weather advisories over the past week, when subzero wind chills posed a life-threatening risk to residents of the Rockies and the Northern Plains, and winter storms and lower-than-average temperatures forced school closures in states such as Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas…