Frigid temperatures hit D.C. area
UPDATED 2:30 a.m. Wednesday:
Winds are letting up and temperatures on Wednesday will climb up to 30 in some areas.
Loudoun County has announced it will open on time.
See the full list of closings on WTOP.com for continuous updates.
Read the full forecast in the WTOP Weather Center.
TUESDAY RECAP:
Record-low
temperatures were set at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport
where the low before sunrise reached down to 3 degrees, and at Dulles
Airport, which reached 1 degree. In both places, the previous record had been set in 1988.Meanwhile, Reagan National Airport bottomed out at 6, just missing the Jan. 7 record of 5 degrees for the city, set in 1884. In D.C., temperatures were the coldest since 1996, struggling through the teens with a high of 19 as of 3 p.m. and wind-chill factors right around zero after being in the negative teens in the morning.
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Below-zero temperatures and wind gusts could create wind chills of minus 30 degrees in some parts of Virginia on Tuesday morning. Read more on WTOP.com.
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Brrrr! For the tens of millions of Americans currently trapped in the deep freeze: It's not the cold, it's the wind."But what the wind does when it starts blowing it around is force the cold air onto whatever it touches. Whether it's human skin or a car engine, the wind pushes away the warmth being generated and replaces it with cold," said Mark Seeley, a climatologist for the University of Minnesota.
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A whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a "polar vortex" descended Monday into much of the U.S., pummeling parts of the country with a dangerous cold that could break decades-old records. Read more on WTOP.com. -
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This #ColdOutbreak shouldn't be taken lightly. Coldest temperatures in almost 20 years. Life-threatening wind chills. weather.govby National Weather Service via twitter 1/6/2014 11:04:25 AM -
Wind Chill Advisory from 1/6/2014 6:00 PM to 1/7/2014 6:00 PM for #MontgomeryCountyMD More info: ht.ly/siEcNby mcfrs via twitter 1/6/2014 11:10:19 AM -
Temps dropping very rapidly just west of the area behind the cold front that's moving through now. Be ready for extreme cold!by NWS DC/Baltimore via twitter 1/6/2014 11:26:05 AM -
by Eileen Whelan via twitter 1/6/2014 11:27:20 AM -
Get ready. It's coming! MT @NWS_BaltWash : Temps dropping very rapidly just west of the area behind the cold front that's moving through.by Eileen Whelan via twitter 1/6/2014 11:34:31 AM
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Near record breaking temperatures overnight & tmrw. @ChadMerrillABC7 's blog with cold facts: wjla.com/blogs/weather/… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdSzaW6CUAA98AH.jpg
by Eileen Whelan via twitter 1/6/2014 11:40:32 AM -
Icy Roads reported in Loudon County, VA and Frederick, MD. Check conditions before you hit the road if you're traveling.by GridlockGoddess via twitter retweeted by EileenABC7 1/6/2014 11:40:53 AM -
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Think it's cold here in D.C.? Check out the wording the NWS is using to warn the greater Buffalo area: forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtg…by Dave Dildine via twitter retweeted by DougHillABC7 1/7/2014 2:58:49 AM -
The 10 pm temp at Reagan National is 15 and the wind chill is -3.That is 17 degrees colder than 6 pm. And we are on the fringes of airmass.by Doug Hill via twitter 1/7/2014 3:03:03 AM -
Hot Springs VA, at elevation of 3,800 feet, is now -9 degrees with a wind chill of -37. H/T @SeanSublette13 . @StormWatch7 @ABC7NEWS11by Doug Hill via twitter 1/7/2014 3:29:01 AM
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Latest Wind Chill Map across the region. And the numbers will continue to drop overnight and not rise much Tuesday. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWP5HtCIAMRfCh.jpg
by Doug Hill via twitter 1/7/2014 3:43:50 AM -
by Dave Dildine via twitter 1/7/2014 4:04:48 AM -
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Rappahannock Schools are closed Tuesday Jan. 7. Only 12-month employees need report. See our full list of closings: bit.ly/ToC0UGby WTOP via twitter 1/7/2014 8:47:05 AM -
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by Mitchell Miller via twitter 1/7/2014 9:25:34 AM -
Road Closure: Shepherd Street, NW is closed between 17th Street & Crestwood Drive, NW due to a downed tree // 8138by DC Police Department via twitter 1/7/2014 9:30:02 AM -
by Brian van de Graaff via twitter 1/7/2014 9:32:46 AM -
ow.ly/i/4dG0F Improvement? Not til tonight when the winds drop off. Won't see much more than a few deg temp inc tda. #coldoutbreakby NWS DC/Baltimore via twitter 1/7/2014 9:39:22 AM
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Orange County Public Schools in Virginia are on a two-hour delay. bit.ly/f6ThXy
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by DC Fire Fighters L36 via twitter 1/7/2014 9:45:52 AM -
St. Mary's County Public Schools are on a two-hour delay. Code 1 for employees. bit.ly/f6ThXy
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Record Lows so far: Dulles, VA:7 Baltimore: 3 LaGuardia:4 Newark:3 Atlanta:6 Cleveland:-11 Pittsburg:-9 Jackson,MS:15 Huntsville,AL:8by Jacqui Jeras via twitter retweeted by laurynricketts 1/7/2014 2:10:35 PM -
This 70 degrees too cold! #BigChill #CaliforniaIsWarmer @WTOP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYfbUYIUAEWI07.jpg
by ebongeka via twitter 1/7/2014 2:10:56 PM -
Cold outside? Honey Badger don't care. It doesn't care about frost bite. However, you should. #BigChill #PolarVortex http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYf2hFCcAEoZCi.jpg
by krobertory via twitter 1/7/2014 2:12:48 PM -
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yall closing states? http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYcmmiIIAAxT7E.jpg
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Dulles just dipped to 3º setting a new record, breaking the 8º set in 1988. Brrr @alexliggitt @DevonLucie @adamcaskey @SteveRudinABC7by Brian van de Graaff via twitter 1/7/2014 2:26:11 PM
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Ick! Some of the wind chills this hour....Winds not as gusty though #wegotthatgoingforus http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYkENUCYAAoVPb.jpg
by Lauryn Ricketts via twitter 1/7/2014 2:31:13 PM -
That says it all, doesn't it? Taken at work near Dulles. #BigChill #PolarVortex http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYkuofIcAAKooq.jpg
by thevirtualcat via twitter 1/7/2014 2:34:06 PM -
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How are you dealing with the cold this morning? And how does it compare to the coldest you've ever felt?
You can join the conversation on our Facebook page or tweet your thoughts using #WTOP and #BigChill.
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No regrets! Glad to be back home! The #BigChill has made me appreciate my #SoCal lifestyle so much more! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdYlz18CEAApzkC.jpg
by 13Black via twitter 1/7/2014 2:38:50 PM
