The National Weather Service says temperatures continue to be dangerously cold across eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Highs today are only in the single digits below zero, around -4 in the Quad Cities. And the wind makes it feel like 30 to 40 below zero.
Frostbite can occur on exposed skin in ten minutes.
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The Associated Press reports a dangerous arctic blast will continue sweeping across the US on Monday and linger through at least midweek, prolonging a bitter cold that set record-low temperatures in parts of the country and threatens to further disrupt daily life, including the first-in-the-nation Republican presidential nominating contest in Iowa.
The National Weather Service said wind chills are expected to push temperatures 30 degrees below zero from the Northern Rockies to northern Kansas and into Iowa, testing the hardiness of caucus-goers willing to brave the deep chill on Monday.
Arctic storms left at least four dead and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the Northwest, brought snow to the South and walloped the Northeast with blizzard conditions forcing the postponement of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills NFL playoff game hosted in Buffalo, New York.
The game was scheduled to be held Monday after being canceled Sunday.
The Bills invited diehard fans to help dig out snow-filled Highmark Stadium, offering $20 an hour for their labor.
Sub-zero wind chills will grip much of the country, plunging to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit in Montana and the Dakotas.
"It takes a matter of minutes for frostbite to set in,” the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said in a statement Sunday urging people to stay indoors.
Other parts of the country could see temperatures drop 25 to 40 degrees below normal, from the Rockies to the Ohio Valley.
“The dangerously cold wind chills could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken,” the National Weather Service said Monday.
National Weather Service Quad Cities
National Weather Service Quad Cities
National Weather Service Quad Cities
