A polar vortex has descended upon the northern and central U.S., bringing sub-zero temperatures, and the coldest weather felt in decades. Twenty-six cities are under wind-chill warnings or watches. Chicago and Minneapolis will record temperatures of 20 to 30 below. In North Dakota, wind chills were as low as negative 50 degrees.
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in the entire state of Minnesota, as well as in districts in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. Even though today is a snow day, some ski areas, sledding hills, and ice rinks in Minnesota and Ohio until Tuesday.
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could set into exposed skin in as little as five minutes. (See also: .)
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Green Bay Packers fans at Sunday’s Packers-49ers game in Green Bay, Wisconsin, were , to thaw them back to a liquid state.
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In Indianapolis, unless there is an emergency or you are seeking shelter.
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听In Chicago, windows are completely frozen, and some car windows have ice on the .
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Hundreds of apartment dwellers in Rogers, Minnesota, were evacuated Sunday morning when a from the cold.
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for thawing ice on roads. Several roadways in Illinois are now closed due to drifting snow.
It is very cold in Indianapolis! We have almost 12 inches of snow, and the temperature is -8, with wind chills of 30 to 40 below zero!
鈥 Frederick Boggs (@FredBoggs)
– my windows are all frozen over in Chicago!
鈥 Bernice Crues (@bpcrues)
I-39, MM 49. Why it’s dangerous to drive. Roads can look passable but you may encounter snow drifts like this.
鈥 IDOT (@IDOT_Illinois)
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Are you affected by the polar vortex? Post how cold it is for you in the comments.听