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‘Polar vortex’ puts US in deep freeze

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Published Jan. 6, 2014, 12:46 p.m. ET
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Aerial view of Chicago taken by pilot Hank Cain and tweeted by Shawn Reynolds, Producer of Weather Center Live Twitter
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Winter Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls State Park James Neiss/Niagara Gazette
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Polar vortex hits NYC
Temperatures in NYC fell to just below 5 degrees, making it the coldest day in 118 years Paul Martinka
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Two women brave the frigid weather in Times Square Robert Miller
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Polar vortex hits NYC
The Staten Island ferry seen through frozen railing caused by ocean mist Paul Martinka
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The Chicago skyline is seen as the arctic sea smoke rises off Lake Michigan in Chicago.
The Chicago skyline is seen as the arctic sea smoke rises off Lake Michigan in Chicago. Reuters
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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
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