US winter weather update: Arctic air brings snow, blizzards and extreme cold; schools closed in Indiana, North Texas

A powerful Arctic air mass is driving dangerous winter conditions across much of the United States, bringing lake-effect snow to the Great Lakes, blizzard warnings in Alaska and extreme cold in the Mid-Atlantic, with another storm possible later this week. Schools in Indiana and North Texas remained closed or delayed on Wednesday, citing dangerous wind…

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US winter alert: Arctic blast accompanied by gusty winds to bring dangerous wind chills—check weather forecast

The National Weather Service (NWS) cautioned early Wednesday that a “dangerously cold Arctic air front” is expected to push single-digit and sub-zero temperatures into the Northern Plains by Thursday, spreading into the Mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, and the Northeast by Sunday. Much of the eastern third of the nation is forecast to see temperatures hovering…

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