Arctic Blast Sends Temperatures Plummeting in Midwest, Blizzard Warnings Issued

A pair of pedestrians make their way across campus at Northern State University in South Dakota on Feb. 12, 2020. American News via AP/John Davis

An Arctic cold front is set to slide southward into the Northern Plains and Midwest this week, bringing freezing cold temperatures along with it.

So far this winter, most people across the northern Plains, Midwest, and Great Lakes have enjoyed relatively mild conditions for this time of year.