Northeast Wakes up to Record Cold for Valentine’s Day

NEW YORK— Much of the northeastern United States found itself in the not-so-warm embrace of teeth-chattering, record-shattering cold on Valentine’s Day.Cities throughout the northeast saw record low temperatures on Sunday including New York; Boston; ...
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Northeast Wakes up to Record Cold for Valentine’s Day
People are bundled up as they walk in cold weather, on Feb. 14, 2016, in the Queens borough of New York. Bitter temperatures and biting winds had much of the northeastern United States bundling up this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
The Associated Press
2/14/2016
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2/14/2016

Street photographers brave the cold to photograph guests during Fashion Week, on Feb. 13, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Street photographers brave the cold to photograph guests during Fashion Week, on Feb. 13, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)

The storm was expected to bring 5 inches of snow to parts of Kentucky and up to 6 inches to parts of Tennessee before turning to rain.

Weather service meteorologist Jay Engel said New York City will emerge from the record-breaking cold by Sunday afternoon. But whoever ventured out between Saturday evening and Sunday morning was hit by wind gusts that in some spots reached 40 mph, bringing the wind chill to at least minus-20.

In parts of New England, shelters opened for residents who lost power and were left without heat. About 8,000 customers were without power Sunday morning in Lynn, Massachusetts. About 1,400 people lost power in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, where temperatures dropped to 20 below on Sunday, and officials opened municipal buildings to help chilled residents.