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Photos: Temps Plunge as Arctic Blast Hits Eastern U.S.

From New York to Chicago, people bundled up against the bitter cold

By SKYE Editors Jan 23, 2013

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    An Arctic blast gripped the Midwest and Northeast on Tuesday and Wednesday with some of the lowest temperatures to hit the region in years. The freezing cold is expected to continue through Thursday.

    Click through for photos from New York to Chicago.

    At left, a New Yorker bundles up Jan. 22.

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    A woman walks down a street on Wednesday in New York City. 

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    Firefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze at a vacant warehouse on Wednesday in Chicago, Ill. More than 200 firefighters battled a five-alarm fire as temperatures were in the single digits.

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    A woman bundles up against the cold in New York.

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    Anthony Cavallo uses hay to insulate his trailer in preparation for a cold night Wednesday in Union Beach, N.J.

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    Children and adults bundled up against the cold arrive to school in New York on Wednesday.

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    A man covers his face from the cold as he walks through Times Square in New York.

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    A bundled up woman carries a hot cup while crossing the street in Times Square in New York.

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    Steam pours out from a Mexican burrito vendor's lunch wagon in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23. 

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    Jessica Bellrose uploaded this photo to Twitter and wrote, "Making snow #nbd #freezing @AndrewBellrose pic.twitter.com/25Z89VKF"

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    Eddie Saman walks home Wednesday in Staten Island, New York.

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    Next: 50 Must-See Weather Photos from 2012

    Susie Martin Wx uploaded this photo to Twitter and wrote, "You know it's #cold when THIS happens. http://on.fb.me/11PrOK3  pic.twitter.com/cUIalk5v"

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captr2

80 degrees in the Fabulous Florida Keys !!

January 24 2013 at 12:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
mvicki40

bittery cold in connecticut

January 24 2013 at 11:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
onegrillgirl

not this cold in santa barbara

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