VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: How Syracuse University students plan to handle the Monday’s “Arctic Blast” storm
Nate Polite: At Syracuse University, students from from all across the country.
Cameron McCutcheon: I’m from Cape Cod, Mass.
Ryan O’Neill: I’m from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Polite: And those differences are highlighteg storms like these. Some students, like Cameron McCutcheon and Ryan O’Neilll come from up north, and they’re used to the cold.
O’Neill: So I’m definitely used to it It’s -20 back home for me, so I’ve been around this weather my whole life.
Polite: And with that experience comes the knowledge of what will and won’t get you in a storm like this.
McCutcheon: And especially this wind. That’s really what gets you like walking to class just getting blown in the face, as you can see right here, that’s bad.
Polite: Those cold winds got started on Friday, and no one was immune. But not every student at Syracuse University is used to these temps like Ryan and Cameron. Some of them come from all the way across the country, where they’ve quite seen weather like this.
Siembieda: Not used to the cold.
Polite: That subzero windchill won’t be done by the time classes start on Monday, but Siembieda is ready for what’s ahead.
Siembieda: Get extra layers, make sure I’m wearing someting under my jeans.
Polite: And that’s exactly what O’Neill and McCutcheon would recommend too, regardless of the price.
O’Neill: Invest in a nice jacket, invest in nice outerwear, like when purchasing it, or trying it on, you might think it’s a like a little crazy, like some prices are a little steep for it but trust me you’ll be using it for 4-5 months here every single year. Just invest in nice equipment.
McCutcheon: Wear a long sleeve shirt, vest, jacket as much clothes as you can put on. It sounds like its not comfortable, but it really works.
Polite: Working against the frigid front of this Arctic Blast. In Syracuse, Nate Polite, NCC News.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Most of the United States is getting hit by an Arctic blast winter storm, bringing snow, ice and freezing temperatures to regions that are unfamiliar with such conditions. That same storm is set to hit Central New York this weekend and the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Sunday and Monday,
While many Central New Yorkers are accustomed to this type of storm, not everyone is. Local universities such as Syracuse University draw students from across the country, including the west coast, many of whom are total strangers to this kind of weather.
“I’m from Los Angeles, so not used to the cold,” Evan Siembieda, an SU student said.
That unfamiliarity isn’t hard to find on the Syracuse campus. 64.2% of the student body is from outside the state of New York, according to the university’s website. That number doesn’t include students from the parts of New York State that don’t often see such intense winter weather.
Even other northerners like Cameron McCutcheon, a student from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, aren’t used to winter weather of this magnitude.
“I’m definitely not used to like, the tens [degrees], and especially this wind,” McCutcheon said.
The wind chill got as low as -10° on Friday afternoon in Syracuse and has died down overnight into Saturday. As the Arctic blast passes through, the wind chill will return.
Some out-of-state students are well prepared for this weather however. Ryan O’Neill, a student from Milwaukee, has experienced harsh winters before.
“I’m definitely used to it,” O’Neill said. “It’s -20° back home for me, so I’ve been around this weather my entire life.”
O’Neill’s lifetime of experience in this weather allows him to advise others on how to prepare for the cold — advice echoed by McCutcheon and taken to heart by Siembieda: wear layers.
“Invest in a nice jacket, invest in nice outerwear,” said O’Neill.
“Wear a long sleeve shirt, vest, jacket, as much clothes as you can put on,” added McCutcheon.
“Get extra layers, make sure I’m wearing something under my jeans,” said Siembieda.