Arctic Blast in US Brings Early Snow, Freezing Temperatures

Heavy snow and freezing temperatures blasted across the United States on Tuesday, with Northeast towns declaring emergencies and Southern states bracing for record cold. The Arctic chill that swept through the Rocky Mountains last week arrived in the Northeast and would push southward by evening, said National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Burke. "Pretty much everybody, including the Southeast, will be entrenched in the cold," Burke said. In western New York,...

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