Politics & Government

Big Chill Moving In During Next Few Days

CDC offers tips on keeping extreme cold at bay.

The National Weather Service predicts Medford will feel some of the coldest temperatures of the season during the next 48 hours.  

An arctic blast of frigid air will cause evening temperatures to drop into the single digits and daytime highs will struggle to get out of the teens. "This will definitely be the coldest weather so far this season, and perhaps even colder than anything observed last winter," according to the NWS

The US Center’s for Disease Control & Prevention’s brochure, entitled “EXTREME COLD: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health & Safety,” provides a number of tips people can use to help combat the cold and its effects on homes, cars and people this week.

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