The bracing cold followed a week of storms blamed for at least 67 deaths around the U.S., many involving hypothermia or road accidents. - Brutally Cold Weather Reaching Deep Into Lower United States
With a wind chill, temperatures are expected to drop as low as 15 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (minus 26 degrees Celsius) in large portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Kansas, the National Weather Service predicted. - Brutally Cold Weather Expected To Hit Storm-battered South And Northeast US This Weekend
A cross-country snowstorm has finally reached the East Coast with snow falling into southern New England, from the Great Lakes via the Ohio Valley. A travel advisory was issued by NYC Emergency Management on Friday.
The storms and freezing temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games and resulted in the deaths of several people around the country. - Arctic Blast: Life-threatening Record-low Temperatures Freeze Much Of USA