ARCTIC AIR MASS: City Readies For Big Chill
WARMING CENTERS OPEN TO AREA RESIDENTS
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Matthew Redfield, 7, right, of Bentonville, hauls his sled Wednesday up a hill in Bentonville. Redfield was sleding with his brother and two cousins while on an extended holiday break.
Photo by Justin Wedgworth
City facilities will provide shelter and food to residents over the next three days as a bone-chilling Arctic air mass, accompanied by high wind, sweeps into the area.
Wind chill temperatures could be as low as minus-20 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
City officials met Wednesday to finalize plans for the shelters. The Adult Wellness Center, behind Frisco Station Mall, and the Rogers Activity Center, 315 W. Olive St., are scheduled to be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
“We haven’t dealt with cold weather like this in more than 20 years, we need to be prepared for anything,” said Mayor Steve Womack. “We have no idea how ...
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