The polar conditions will bring 'much-below normal temperatures, potentially record-low temperatures leading up to the Christmas holiday,' forecasters say.
Its forecasters predicted a"massive expanse of frigid temperatures from the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains to the Midwest through the middle of the week, and then reaching the Gulf Coast and much of the eastern US by Friday and into the weekend".
In the north east, utility companies brought in extra workers from other states but were hampered by slick roads and dangerous conditions.NWS meteorologist Frank Pereira, said:"This was a heavy, wet snow so that had impacts on both travel and the infrastructure."Pic: National Weather ServiceMontana is among the states already shivering - in temperatures as low as -16C on Sunday night.
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