WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – The mornings of Tuesday, January 21st, and Wednesday, January 22nd will be the coldest nights observed in the Ohio Valley in quite some time, but just how cold will it get?
New Record Overnight Low
Temperatures Tuesday morning dropped to negative four degrees Fahrenheit, breaking our previous record of minus one degree set back in 1940 on January 21st, but are expected to get even colder tonight
More Records to Come
Unfortunately, temperatures will drop even colder Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with ambient temperatures around minus eight degrees Fahrenheit, and wind chill values between minus twenty and thirty degrees below zero.
Too Much Heat
It is important to stay aware of your heating sources throughout the house, from the tiny bedside heater to the propane industrial-grade shop heater.
Make sure you are checking the wattage on space heaters and ensure they are not sharing the same outlet with another heating element.
Warnings, Watches, and Advisories In Effect
Light blue shades identify areas outlined in a Cold Weather Advisory, meaning ambient temperatures are likely to drop into the sub-zero category with the potential for a few spots to drop into the minus ten to twenty degree Fahrenheit feels-like temperature…