Record Low Temperatures Grip Northeast
Temperatures broke record lows Saturday in New York as bitter cold settled across much of the northeastern United States, and cities braced for a severe storm as snow began to fall.
“This is just too cold,” said police officer Todd Clairemont in Saranac Lake, N.Y., which had a temperature of 37 below zero Saturday morning.
In Syracuse, the temperature fell to 24 below, surpassing the former record of 12 below set in 1912. It fell to 9 below in Buffalo, breaking the record of 4 below set 100 years ago. New York City tied its record of 9 degrees.
Two record cold temperatures were broken in Vermont, 23 below in Burlington and 25 below in St. Johnsbury.
Some major airlines Saturday night reduced or canceled flights for today into New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., as the snow began to fall.
As much as 24 inches were expected in Washington, and 15 inches in New York and Philadelphia, forecasters said.
The snows contributed to a subway train derailment in suburban Washington which left at least one man trapped in the wreckage around midnight Saturday, officials said.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
