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Prolonged Extreme Cold; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

Another Arctic blast will surge south across the northern Plains tonight, crossing the Midwest and reaching the Gulf Coast Friday night. Dangerously cold temperatures will persist across the eastern U.S. into early February. There is increasing confidence for significant heavy snow across much of the Southern Appalachians, Carolinas, and southern Mid-Atlantic Friday into Sunday. Read More >

It will remain bitter cold through the end of the week with wind chills in the single digits and teens below zero in the mornings. However, a gradual warming trend is expected this weekend and early next week that will allow temperatures to moderate closer to normal. This will also be accompanied by a chance of light snow on Sunday.