SCRANTON,
Pa. --The Northeast is bracing for a cold snap. Temperatures are
expected to bottom-out Sunday morning, possibly hitting record lows in
Philadelphia, …
SCRANTON, Pa. -- The
Northeast is bracing for a cold snap. Temperatures are expected to
bottom-out Sunday morning, possibly hitting record lows in Philadelphia,
New York and Boston.
In Saranac Lake, N.Y., wind chills could drop below minus-40.
House
in Scranton are coated in ice. At about 2:30 Friday morning, a water
main burst, shooting water 20 feet in the air and shutting down two
blocks.
A house is coated with ice in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Friday, February 12, 2016.
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Within
hours, the deep freeze set in. Large icicles hung from street signs,
trees and power lines, worrying homeowner Oscar Velez.
"I'm just concerned that people will slide and get hurt, or get hit with those big icicles there hanging," Velez told CBS News.
From
the Midwest to the Deep South, there was no escaping the arctic blast.
In Greenville, S.C., freezing temperatures turned a water fountain into
a giant popsicle.
Temperatures are expected to plunge to two
degrees in New York on Sunday. Pedro Morales invested in a cheap ski
mask to stay warm.
"They're great, and for five dollars -- that's a bargain in New York City," Morales said.
Back
in Scranton, the houses are likely to remain on ice for several more
days. That's because temperatures are not expected to rise above
freezing until Tuesday.
Michelle
Miller is an award-winning CBS News correspondent based in New York,
reporting for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Her work regularly
appears on the "CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley", "CBS This Morning"
and "CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood". She joined CBS News in
2004.
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