Arctic blast grips U.S. Northeast, bringing frostbite-threatening temperatures

A view from the top of the observatory tower at Mount Washington State Park, where the wind chill dropped to 105 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-79 Celsius) is seen in a still image from a live camera in New Hampshire, U.S. February 4, 2023. Mount Washington Observatory/mountwashington.org/Handout via REUTERS

(Corrects temperature in America's coldest spot to minus 39 F in, instead of minus 30 F, in paragraph 8)

WORCESTER, Mass. (Reuters) -A powerful arctic blast swept into the U.S. Northeast on Friday, pushing temperatures to perilously low levels across the region, including New Hampshire's Mount Washington, where the wind chill dropped to 105 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-79 Celsius), forecasters said.