Cold air originating from the Arctic Ocean was dislodged earlier this week and spilled south across the United States. As a result, wind chills across the Eastern Plains bottomed out around 30 degrees below 0.

Very cold wind chill into Friday (Thurs. Feb. 20) Trump’s endorsement helped propel Ron DeSantis in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary. The "Zero Day" star and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert let a haunting silence hang in the air for several seconds.

There is a Winter Weather Advisory for Alamance and Chatham Counties until 10 am today. High pressure will be building across the East Coast over the weekend, so enjoy dry, milder weather. For now, breezy conditions this morning are bringing wind chills into the lower to mid-teens in the Piedmont.

Dangerous cold weather impacts part of the U.S. You’ve probably heard your local meteorologist warning about how cold it’s going to get, then BAM, they mention the wind chill.

Wind chill temperatures are how cold people and animals feel when outside. It’s based on the the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold, according to the NWS. Essentially, as wind increases, it draws heat from the body and drives down skin temperatures and internal body temperatures.

Wind, which is simply the movement of air past a given point, can make our perception of cold seem much cooler than the actual temperature.

Temperatures Thursday morning ranged from 20 to 30 degrees with single digit wind chills! An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect until 10 a.m. due to wind chills near 10 degrees. Freezing temperature will stay around for the morning,