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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