Lake-Effect Snowstorm Hits Great Lakes Region Amid Arctic Blast in Parts of US

The arctic blast is forecast to bring ‘dangerously cold wind chills’ through Saturday.
Lake-Effect Snowstorm Hits Great Lakes Region Amid Arctic Blast in Parts of US
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A lake-effect snowstorm has brought inches of snow to parts of the Great Lakes region, as an arctic outbreak of cold air is expected to hit much of the eastern half of the United States this weekend.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center said an arctic blast of cold air moved through the northern Plains and Midwest on Friday, with wind chills plunging below minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
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