{"id":332598,"date":"2026-01-20T12:07:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/brutal-life-threatening-cold-invades-midwest-and-northeast-latest"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:07:07","slug":"brutal-life-threatening-cold-invades-midwest-and-northeast-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/brutal-life-threatening-cold-invades-midwest-and-northeast-latest","title":{"rendered":"Brutal, life-threatening chilly invades Midwest and Northeast: Newest"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A major arctic blast is stretching from the Midwest to the Northeast, bringing dangerously cold weather<\/a> to 43 million people.<\/p>\n

On Monday morning, the wind chill — what temperature it feels like — plunged to minus\u00a030\u00a0degrees in Minneapolis; minus\u00a027\u00a0degrees in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; minus\u00a022\u00a0degrees in Chicago; and minus\u00a022 degrees\u00a0in Green Bay, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

The brutal Midwest wind chill continued on Tuesday morning, hitting minus 13 degrees in Chicago; minus 23 in Green Bay; and minus 12 in Cleveland.<\/p>\n

The freeze hit the Northeast on Tuesday morning, with the wind chill dropping to minus 11 degrees in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 7 degrees in Washington, D.C.; and 5 degrees in New York City.<\/p>\n

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A person bundles up against the cold as the sun rises along 42nd Street in New York City, Jan. 20, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Arctic blast is also bringing heavy lake effect snow to the Midwest and Northeast. The heaviest lake effect snow is expected in western Michigan and western and upstate New York where, 6 to 12 inches of snow is forecast.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for what you need to know to stay safe in the cold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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