WeatherAmerica frozen: Awesome pics from inside the vortex
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America frozen: Awesome pics from inside the vortex
Winter Wonderland it ain't. As a 'polar vortex' weather pattern lowers temperatures to record lows across the US midwest, Americans are desperately trying to stay warm.
CHICAGO, IL: A commuter makes a sub-zero trek to work. Temperatures in Chicago dipped to -26 degrees Celsius.
NEW YORK, NY: A man and his dog contend with blowing snow in Brooklyn following a snow storm on January 3, 2014.
CHICAGO, IL: Steam rises from buildings as temperatures begin to climb above zero for the first time in more than 30 hours on January 7, 2014.
CHICAGO, IL: A woman struggles to protect her face on the way to work.
CHICAGO, IL: Passengers heading wait for a train heading downtown. Platforms were crowded and trains were delayed because doors on the trains were frozen open.
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: Ice crystals form on the inside of a window.
DETROIT, MI: A woman skis to work through several inches of snow.
LOUISVILLE, KY: A sedan sits crusted in ice. Temperatures in the single digits coupled with below-zero wind chills have resulted in the closure of local governments, schools, and businesses.
NEW YORK, NY: Diego Ramos, who is homeless and lives under nearby building scaffolding, pauses as he clears a sidewalk of snow in lower Manhattan following a snow storm that left up to eight inches of snow.
MILWAUKEE, WI: A family braves the cold to take photographs along the icy shore of Lake Michigan.
WASHINGTON, DC: Lasharn Harvey protects herself and her dog Sahara from the cold underneath a large sleeping bag.
DETROIT, MI: A woman shovels snow from her sidewalk.