Eastern U.S. shivers through 'stupid cold' temperatures after the 'bomb cyclone'

Mashable’s Andrew Freedman warned all of you last week: “Stupid-level cold” incoming.

In the aftermath of the “bomb cyclone” that slammed the eastern United States on Wednesday and Thursday, a bitter cold has descended. It’s thanks to all the frigid air blowing in from the North Pole and parts of Canada, all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.

That’s why we saw rare glimpses of snowfall in southeastern states like Florida and Louisiana earlier in the week, and it’s why meteorologists up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard are still warning against the dangers of sub-zero wind chill. In fact, this post-storm cold snap marks the coldest start to winter in at least a century for the northeast and Great Lakes region. Read more…

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