国际英语资讯:Frigid cold, snow squall hit NYC
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 30-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polar">polar</span> <span word="vortex">vortex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midwest">midwest</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="snowfalls">snowfalls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span>, <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="digits">digits</span> <span word="Fahrenheit">Fahrenheit</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="below">below</span> -12 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> (<span word="NWS">NWS</span>) <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="squall">squall</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="showers">showers</span> <span word="and">and</span>/<span word="or">or</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="squalls">squalls</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NWS">NWS</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="squall">squall</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blowing">blowing</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3:30 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. (2030 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="commute">commute</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Wind">Wind</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advisories">advisories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tri">tri</span>-<span word="state">state</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="arctic">arctic</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gusts">gusts</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plummet">plummet</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NWS">NWS</span>.</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="advisory">advisory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="squall">squall</span> "<span word="may">may</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="whiteout">whiteout</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>."</p><p>"<span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hazardous">hazardous</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="commute">commute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="transit">transit</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="roadways">roadways</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="squall">squall</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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