Tuesday's forecast: Bone-chilling cold for central U.S.
While near-record cold chills much of the central U.S. Tuesday, mild temperatures will continue along both East and West Coasts.
Central U.S.: Frigid weather more typical of mid-January will spread down from the Upper Midwest through the Plains. High temperatures will only be in the teens and 20s for much of the northern Plains. Snow will add to the wintry feel in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan and the northern Rockies. Rain will soak the Ohio Valley and much of the Mississippi Valley.
East: Other than some showers along the North Carolina coast and some flurries in northern Maine, the East Coast will be clear on Tuesday. Temperatures will be cool in New England but mild to warm for the rest of the East.
West: The West will be clear and dry on Tuesday. Temperatures will be cool in the Northwest but increasingly warm in California and the Desert Southwest.
Weather history for Nov. 11: In 1911, a "blue norther" dropped temperatures in the Plains from the 80s to the teens in a span of a few hours. In 1940, the "Armistice Day" storm brought ferocious wind and heavy snow to the Great Lakes. Dozens of people were killed.
In 1987, a winter storm dumped heavy snow on the mid-Atlantic. Washington, D.C., picked up a foot of snow. In 1995, two F3 tornadoes ravaged portions of Mississippi.
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