The storm that killed several people in the Midwest – including a 12-year-old girl who died when the snow fortress was collapsed – left a trail of dangerously cold weather in the Northeast
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo declared a state of emergency in Newport County overnight, and activated the National Guard after the National Network interrupted the supply of gas to more than 7,000 inhabitants.
"If you are affected by gas breaks in Newport and you have no heat, please find an alternative shelter," she told Twitter. "Tonight will be one of the coldest nights of the year – it's not safe to be home without heat."
In a message on its website, the National Network said it "is experiencing a low gas pressure situation" on the island of Aquidneck, which is largely Newport City.
Raimondo said it could take more than a week for the company to restore the services to all customers.
The freezing temperature has worsened the records in some parts of New England.
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Earlier Monday, Worcester binds his record low with a negative 6 degrees. And the frigid air "will continue to go beyond New England tonight," he said Monday in Boston's office at the National Meteorological Service.
Parts of New England will remain under the wind blower's advice Wednesday morning, while temperatures may feel negative from 5 to 20 degrees. "Temperatures will soften to be more average for this time of year, but another big cold will move over the weekend," said CNN meteorologist Michael Guy. "Waves of cold air will continue for the next two weeks.
"Temperatures in low single digits and strong winds combine for dangerous, life-threatening wind chills," Albany's National Weather Service office said. "
With wind cooling, the temperature dropped to a negative of 18 degrees in Albany and a negative 7 degrees in Pawkipsi , NWS Albany said.
Cold temperatures even froze parts of the Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada. "Marvin Kuks wore a face mask to protect him from cold Monday in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. protect it from the cold Monday in Pittsfield, Mass. "src =" http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190121141657-01-winter-weather-0121-massachusetts-large-169 The CNB's meteorologist, Padram Jawari, said the second blast of cold air expected this weekend "has retained strength."
