Arctic Blast to Stress Central US Grid, Bring NYC Light Snow
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Extreme Weather:A resident clears snow from his driveway while a snowplow makes its way along the road in Derby, New York this week. Photographer: John Normile/Getty ImagesUtilities across the central US are bracing for a blast of cold weather that’s likely to send heating demand soaring this weekend — and potentially coat New York City with snow.A fast-moving belt of frigid, Canadian air is blowing through the northern Great Plains Friday en route to the US Midwest and Southeast. By Sunday, the region’s warmest daily temperatures will be 20F to 30F (11C to 17C) below normal in some areas, according to the US Weather Prediction Center, with wind chill around -15F to -25F in parts of Illinois and Indiana.