Yes, it is miserably cold, but many cities
are dealing with snow and ice this
morning, a live look from Chicago. So
don't let the clear roads for you. Right.
They've got the gear to do that. We
know some flights heading
in and out of that area
are going to be cancelled through the 27th.
Oh, wow, a lot of backup. Good morning.
Thanks for being with us.
I'm Kara Sewell. And I'm Cleo green.
And for Mark, meteorologist Maria Ruiz
is in for Greg Fields this morning,
Mariella being outside.
Even a second is really face numbing.
I saw a lot of people running to their cars,
running into stores yesterday.
It was like nonstop run. Yeah,
that was me too. That's straight.
Just darted for my car after work yesterday.
Yes, it's one of those days where
it's just going to stay cold.
This cold air not going anywhere.
Our temperatures stay in the
freezing territory all day.
So I know Kara and Cleo are going to talk
you through some tips for for shopping.
I know a lot of you are
going to be doing that today.
Just make sure to please layer up.
Let's go ahead,
take you outside so I can show you.
The beautiful scene at Clyde Warren Park,
it looks great, doesn't feel great.
Temperature of 11 degrees there feeling
like -, 5 anytime that wind kicks up
really it's that face numbing kind of wind.
And -, 6 is what it feels like
right now at DFW Airport.
I know a lot of you probably heading in
that direction today, 11 degrees there,
winds out of the north and W 1020 MPH,
but gusting at about 25 mph at times.
That's what is helping bring down the
temperature and the wind chill right now.
10 degrees at Alliance, 10 in Denton,
10, and Mckenney, 11 for Mesquite,
and in Rockwall, 12, and Wiley 12,
and Alito, 11 in Benbrook,
12 for Grand Prairie Arlington,
about 10 in Springtown.
Imagine, though,
the the wind kicking up and it's going
to drop the feels like temperature.
It'll feel or it is currently feeling like -,
2 and Frisco -, 5 for Mesquite and Rockwall,
as well as Terrell Quinlan, about -,
8 in McKinney -, 4 in Denton negative.
Six in Fort Worth.
The wind chill stays on the cool
side for the next couple of hours,
10 to 11 degrees expected between
7:00 to about 9:00.
That freeze warning is still in
place until nine temperatures will
climb to about 12 or 13 degrees
on the other side of that,
but it stays freezing all day.
Our highs only top out in the low 20s,
but even then we're looking at that gusty
wind staying with us through the afternoon,
bringing down the wind chill for.
At least most of North Texas into
the teens and single digits.
That wind chill advisory will
be in place through noon today.
So definitely something to still take
seriously and this is a dangerous
kind of cold aerial placencia now
joins us and you were talking about
some MedStar really responding to
some of these cold related incidents.
Absolutely.
Ambulance crews have been super,
super busy after all those temperatures
that you were just talking about.
MedStar responded to 20 cold related
emergencies before 10:00 o'clock last night.
So that doesn't include.
Numbers from overnight.
We're waiting to get that data this morning.
And you know how cold it was around midnight.
Now these cold temperatures
have to be taken seriously.
So many of us are trying to
heat our homes right now.
And so that's why the Red Cross
put out a couple of tips to make
sure that you can do that safely.
So number one,
never leave your fireplace on and unattended.
If you go out somewhere,
you go to sleep, make sure you put it
out fully before doing that. And #2.
So many of us using space heaters, right?
Couple of things to keep in mind.
Plug that directly into an outlet,
not an extension cord.
And also. Put it on a level,
hard surface that's not flammable,
don't put it on carpet.
And then finally,
never use the oven or a range or
your stove to heat your home.
The Red Cross says that home fires
cause most of the disasters they
respond to every single year,
so please stay safe while you're
heating your home.
Meanwhile,
the city of Dallas is working hard
to make sure that our homeless
neighbors have somewhere to go.
Austin Street Center in Dallas
has a new building that can house
up to 450 people any given night.
Workers there know those beds are
going to be packed, and that's why it's.
Old shelter is being used as an
emergency location right now.
On average night, you know you'll have 5
or 6000 people in Dallas that are without,
you know, a place to call home.
So there's at least 1500 that are gonna
be unsheltered on any given night. Wow,
now 360 cots set up at that old shelter.
Now organizers selves though they are,
prepared to keep these emergency
shelters open throughout the weekend.
And of course, they've got a
plan to open even more sites.
Cleo, if they're needed.
Alright, Ariel, thank you so much.
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