Will the Arctic Cold Front Cause Severe Weather and Damage to Crops?

In summary, the weather is gradually changing from cold to warmer temperatures. The forecast for tomorrow predicts that there will be winds between 20 and 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. This will create significant blowing and drifting of snow with near blizzard conditions possible at times. Visibilities will be reduced to below one half mile, making roads near impossible to travel on. The cold wind chill values will be widespread, ranging from 20 to 30 below zero. There is a potential for life-threatening situations due to the dangerously cold temperatures. Additionally, my aunt and uncle own a large strawberry farm and citrus orchard near Tampa, FL and stand to lose the entire crop due to the hard long freeze.
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George Jones said:
Walked to Tims (coffee shop) yesterday morning at -26 C (-34 C windchill) and -28 C (-42 windchill) this morning. I looked a little likeView attachment 238217

Bring me back a muffin!

After the brutal cold of last week, we are now having a rapid warming. They are predicting record high temps for this time of the year around here. All that melting snow may cause localized flooding.

We are definitely going from one extreme to the other within a span of less than a week.

Zz.
 
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ZapperZ said:
Bring me back a muffin!
Old Cow said:
I could use about four...!
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George Jones said:
Walked to Tims

I think that may be a bit too Canadian for the average reader. (I found a Timmies in Wheeling, WV of all places. I think the southernmost one is in Norfolk)
 
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Vanadium 50 said:
I think the southernmost one is in Norfolk)
I believe that is correct. Tim Horton's seems to be Midwest and NE. There are locations in NY City and suburbs, and cities in upstate, like Buffalo. Albany apparently doesn't have one, nor Poughkeepsie. I encountered some in Maine, which was a first time, and saw them in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The westernmost in the US is the one in Minot, ND.

Folks in the US should be aware that it's a bit colder in parts of Canada, e.g., Yellowknife, Churchill, Winnipeg, Iqualuit, . . . .
 
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Astronuc said:
I believe that is correct. Tim Horton's seems to be Midwest and NE. There are locations in NY City and suburbs, and cities in upstate, like Buffalo. Albany apparently doesn't have one, nor Poughkeepsie. I encountered some in Maine, which was a first time, and saw them in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The westernmost in the US is the one in Minot, ND.

Folks in the US should be aware that it's a bit colder in parts of Canada, e.g., Yellowknife, Churchill, Winnipeg, Iqualuit, . . . .

Buffalo has a bunch, I'm waiting for them to come to the DC area. A friend of mine years ago thought they put addictive substances into their coffee, he couldn't get enough.
 
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Astronuc said:
The westernmost in the US is the one in Minot, ND.

Interesting. Minot is home to a big Air Force base, and Norfolk a big Navy base. Are we going to see them pop up at Fort Bragg or Twentynine Palms?
 

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