Four deaths have been attributed to the cold front.
USA TODAYIt was literally freezing in Florida and Alabama while parts of Maine, Michigan and New York were digging out from a foot of snow Wednesday as a historically early and deadly Arctic air mass gripped much of nation.
"Widespread, significant freeze," the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, warned."Protect exposed pipes, provide warm and safe shelter for pets, check on those without heat." In Michigan, the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office said two women, ages 81 and 64, and a 57-year-old man were killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash on snowy, icy roads. In Kansas, the Highway Patrol said an 8-year-old girl died in a three-vehicle wreck.Record-challenging low temperatures were rolling across much of the nation. Single-digit temperatures descended on much of the Midwest, and drastically colder than normal temperatures stretched all the way to the Atlantic Coast.
“I’m a transplant from Northern California, so I think it’s fantastic to have snow and clear skies and cold weather compared to fire and smoke and blackouts," she said."I’m very happy with Chicago at 20 degrees."
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Arctic blast on way will likely challenge hundreds of records this weekSaturday was the end of the latest cold blast across much of the eastern U.S., however a more intense, much colder, record breaking cold blast that will impact more than half of the U.S. is on the way. A very cold air mass straight form the Arctic is currently en route to the central and eastern U.S
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US 'Arctic blast' cold snap kills 6, could break 100+ records - InsiderThe National Weather Service said the unseasonal cold air, which spread from Kansas to Minnesota to Kentucky to New York, has brought an early winter.
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Cities across U.S. experience record lows as arctic blast brings snow and iceTemperatures early Tuesday plummeted to 8 degrees in Wichita and 7 degrees in Chicago.
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