Arctic Storms Threaten to Break Low-Temperature Records Across U.S.

Severe weather disrupts transportation, causes power outages, and impacts political events.

Arctic storms across the U.S. threaten to break low-temperature records, with parts of Montana falling below minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit and similar temperatures expected as far as northern Kansas, with minus 50 F possible in the Dakotas.
Storm fallout includes a 100-vehicle stall on Interstate 80 in Iowa, with some cars stuck for five hours due to blowing snow. Road crews are struggling to keep roadways open due to high winds.
Power outages have affected hundreds of thousands of households and businesses, mainly in Michigan and Wisconsin. In Illinois, city-run shelters are full and some new arrivals are staying in parked 'warming buses.'
Republican contenders Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump have all canceled weekend campaign events due to the winter storm. Trump suggested the low temperatures could be good for his turnout.
Wind chill warnings have been issued in 16 states, with wind chill advisories reaching all the way south to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. In some places, frostbite will occur in just a few minutes' time.