#winter-storm-fern

#winter-storm-fern

CONEY ISLAND - FLATBUSH RESIDENT STEPHEN Niese, age 62, isn't breaking from his decade-long daily jetty-to-jetty swim routine off of Coney Island, despite the threat of Winter Storm Fern, the New York Post reports . Niese, a model, endured 36-degree waters and a brutal -2-degree windchill last week, as the storm bore down on the city, touting the health benefits of and saying he welcomed the challenge - but adding that it took more than two hours to be able to feel his toes again.

19,450 flights within, into, or out of US airports were canceled between Saturday and 7 a.m. ET on Monday, according to data from FlightAware. The majority of those, more than 11,000, occurred on Sunday. That made it the worst day for flight cancellations since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Disruption continued on Monday, with 3,700 flights canceled as of 7 a.m. ET, per FlightAware. At that time, Boston Logan Airport appeared to be the worst affected, with 60% of its departing flights canceled.

Polymarket bettors correctly predicted nearly the entire slate of Golden Globe winners last week, prompting a celebration from Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan. "We have a long way to go to educate the public on the value of market-based forecasts, but you can't deny its accuracy," Coplan wrote. "People have more clarity about the world because Polymarket exists."

The monster winter storm is expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much of the US this weekend from the Rockies to the eastern seaboard. Forecasters are expecting heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, to sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation, threatening to upend travel and spawn widespread power outages. Snow has already fallen over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas in a frosty prelude to the winter storm.

A sprawling winter storm is expected to snarl travel and disrupt daily life for hundreds of millions of Americans all the way from the Midwest through the northern East Coast. Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain could potentially hit 34 states and some 230 million people, according to the Weather Channel as of Friday afternoon. This much snow could even make it challenging for the most well-prepared Northerners and Midwesterners who are used to wintry weather, as travel will prove difficult.

WeatherAs forecasters anxiously watch models for better agreement, one thing is clear: a major winter storm-named Winter Storm Fern by The Weather Channel-is forecast to impact a vast portion of the United States this weekend, bringing a dangerous combination of heavy snow, ice, and extreme cold to much of the country. Winter Storm Fern is expected to impact more than 230 million people across roughly two-thirds of the U.S., stretching across approximately 33 states.