A historic freeze gripped the United States on Monday shuttering
schools and businesses while flights, trains and bus transportation were also disrupted. The coldest temperatures felt in two decades also resulted in at least four deaths. A 48-year-old man in Chicago died of a heart attack while shoveling snow on Sunday night
The National Weather Service reported temperatures to be 20 to 40
degrees F (11-22 degrees C) below average in parts of Montana, North and
South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nebraska.
Many flights at O'Hare International Airport were closed as fuel supplies
froze, leaving crews unable to fill aircraft tanks. At afternoon, the
temperature witnessed in Chicago was minus 12 Degrees Fahrenheit (minus 24 degrees
C).
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| A Delta plane is deiced at Chicago Midway International Airport Monday |
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| Cars covered by snow in rental car parking lot at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago |
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