The dangerous cold is keeping many people inside and Monday is a holiday, but there are still many cold-related issues, including for electric vehicle owners.
The dangerously cold temperatures will last for the next few days, which means people that have to drive into work have to worry about their commute.
A Wind Chill Warning is in effect until noon Monday for eastern Will and Kankakee counties. A Wind Chill Advisory will go into effect at noon and remain in place until 9 a.m. Wednesday.
The warning is in effect until noon Tuesday for Boon, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston McHenry, northern and southern Will counties. A Wind Chill Advisory will go into effect for those counties except Livingston at noon Tuesday and remain in effect until 9 a.m. Wednesday.
ABC7 Accuweather Meteorologist Tracy Butler says most of the day Monday will be spent below zero with wind chills from -25 to -35. The dangerous cold temperatures will continue Tuesday before climbing into double digits on Wednesday.
Several Tesla owners were found stranded with dead batteries from the cold and not enough working charging stations at one location near 95th Street and Western Avenue in Evergreen Park.
Some drivers waited hours to charge their vehicles while others had to just call for a tow.
“Our batters are so cold it’s taking longer to charge now, so it should take 45 minutes, it’s taking two hours for the one charger that we have,” Tesla owner Brandon Welbourne said.
“I have seen at least 10 cars get towed away from here because the cars, they died, they’ve run out of battery. It’s too cold, it uses too much of the energy to try to keep the car somewhat reasonable temperature, so everybody is getting towed away and we have nowhere to charge.”
Experts advise if you do not have to leave home, stay indoors. These temperatures can be potentially life-threatening.
Doctors warn, with wind chills this high, frostbite and hypothermia can set in within a manner of minutes.
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