The Midwestern US has been hit by “life-threatening” cold that is now making its way into the northern and central US.The Midwest suffered its lowest temperatures in two decades on Sunday.Thousands of flights were cancelled or delayed, while schools in Chicago, Minnesota and elsewhere were set to remain closed this morning. In weather that cold – which would break records set two decades ago – frostbite can set in on uncovered skin in a matter of minutes, Reuters reported. The NWS said the widespread chill was a result of a relatively infrequent alignment of weather conditions, allowing the Arctic “polar vortex” to be displaced unusually far south. But the unusually cold weather will get back to normal by the end of the week.
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