January–February 2019 North American cold wave
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January–February 2019 North American cold wave
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In late January 2019, a severe cold wave caused by a weakened jet stream around the Arctic polar vortex hit the Midwestern United States and Eastern Canada, killing at least 22 people. It came after a winter storm brought up to 13 inches (33 cm) of snow in some regions from January 27–29, and brought the coldest temperatures in over 20 years to most locations in the affected region, including some all-time record lows. In early February, a concentration of Arctic air colloquially referred to as
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Fatal cold wave in the US and Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%E2%80%93February_2019_North_American_cold_wave
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2023-11-07T14:11:32Z
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