National Weather Service updates criteria for cold weather advisories in Alaska
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Oregon under a cold weather advisory until Wednesday morning
Cold weather advisory issued for Northwest Alabama until Wednesday morning
A cold weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 11:38 a.m. valid from 6 p.m. until Wednesday 9 a.m. for Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin and Lawrence counties.
The rare Southern storm prompted this headline from the Anchorage Daily News: "Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage."
The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power.
Areas affected include southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, western Michigan, northwestern New York, and eastern North Carolina.
New Orleans has received twice as much snow as Anchorage this winter
New Orleans has seen more snow than Alaska's biggest city so far this winter
Metro New Orleans has received more snowfall since the start of meteorological winter than many cold-weather cities across the country, including Philadelphia, New York and Anchorage, Alaska.
New Orleans got twice the snow of an Alaska city since Dec. 1. 'We'd like our snow back'
At the height of the storm, 17,500 Alaska residents were without power, according Chugach Electric Association.
Cairo and its ancient pyramids sits on nearly the exact same line of latitude as the Mississippi Coast. Weather there on Wednesday peaked at 71 degrees with a light rain around noon. Dead pharaohs can expect temps to rest in the upper 60s for the remainder of the week.
Temperatures plunged below freezing across parts of northern Florida on Wednesday, with some areas even dipping into the teens, making parts of the Sunshine State colder than Anchorage, Alaska. Millions of people are facing frigid temperatures through this week.
Warmer temperatures are finally peaking over the horizon in Northwest Florida, but it's still going to be cold.
Boston and the rest of New England have been dealing with well below-average temperatures, in some cases falling 20 degrees, as an expansive mass of Arctic air spreads across the eastern half of the United States. This cold surge is making our region this week feel colder than Anchorage, Alaska, which is topping out at 36 degrees.
What is being called a once-in-a-generation winter storm hitting the south has killed at least eight people. CNN reported that two people died in Austin, Texas, and are being investigated as to whether it was due to the cold weather.
The snowfall has led many residents along the Gulf Coast to find unique opportunities to make the most of the rare wintry weather.
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