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Daryl Daugherty clears the sidewalk in front of his home Monday in Carmel, Ind., as temperatures dropped lower than -10.
Daryl Daugherty clears the sidewalk in front of his home Monday in Carmel, Ind., as temperatures dropped to lower than -10. AP
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A Crestwood motorist tries to get his car moving along Watson Road in St. Louis as heavy snow falls on Sunday.
A Crestwood motorist tries to get his car moving along Watson Road in St. Louis as heavy snow falls on Sunday. AP/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Lee Tuttle, 66, takes a break from blowing snow off of his driveway in Flint, Mich. Sunday.
Lee Tuttle, 66, takes a break from blowing snow off of his driveway in Flint, Mich. Sunday. AP/The Flint Journal
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A car is covered in snow Sunday in Zionsville, Ind.
A car is covered in snow Sunday in Zionsville, Ind. AP
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Cars drive on Interstate 44 in Fenton, Mo. Snow-covered roads and high winds created dangerous driving conditions from Missouri to Delaware on Sunday.
Cars drive on Interstate 44 in Fenton, Mo. Snow-covered roads and high winds created dangerous driving conditions from Missouri to Delaware on Sunday. AP/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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The Chicago skyline and a frozen Lake Michigan as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on Sunday.
The Chicago skyline and a frozen Lake Michigan as seen from the Museum Campus in Chicago on Sunday. AP
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A NOAA satellite image taken Monday, shows a storm cutting up the East Coast.
A NOAA satellite image taken Monday, shows a storm cutting up the East Coast. AP/Weather Underground
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A car is left abandoned in St. Louis. The St. Louis area has been hit with 10.6 inches of snow in six hours and bitter cold up to -40 degrees may last for the next several days.
A car is left abandoned in St. Louis. The St. Louis area has been hit with 10.6 inches of snow in six hours and bitter cold of up to -40 degrees. UPI
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Pedestrians walk in the streets as heavy snow falls in St. Louis.
Pedestrians walk in the streets as heavy snow falls in St. Louis. UPI
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A snow sweeper clears the area of snow around the Rogers Hornsby statue in front of Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
A snow sweeper clears the area of snow around the Rogers Hornsby statue in front of Busch Stadium in St. Louis. UPI
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A plane skidded off a runway after landing at Kennedy Airport. No injuries were reported.
A plane skidded off a runway after landing at Kennedy Airport. No injuries were reported. Reuters
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A blanket of fog covers Lake Michigan along the Chicago shoreline as temperatures dove below zero and wind chills were expected to reach 40 to 50 below.
A blanket of fog covers Lake Michigan along the Chicago shoreline as temperatures dove below zero and wind chills were expected to reach 40 to 50 below zero. AP
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John Brower has snow in his eye lashes after running to work in the frigid -20 weather in Minneapolis.
John Brower has snow in his eye lashes after running to work in the frigid -20 weather in Minneapolis. AP/The Star Tribune