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Anthony Cavallo, right, and his wife, Jeanne, use hay to insulate their trailer in preparation for a cold night Wednesday, in Union Beach, N.J. The Cavallos had to buy the trailer and place it next to their home, which was damaged by the massive storm Sandy. The deep freeze will continue into Thursday and Friday.
By John Newland, Staff Writer, NBC News
Arctic air kept a blanket of misery over the Northeast Thursday as the region experienced the kinds of temperatures that have left the Upper Midwest shivering for days.
Temperatures struggled to break zero Wednesday in New York and New England, and dangerous wind chills and lake-effect snows continued to threaten large parts of the Midwest and Northeast into Thursday and beyond.
In several areas of the country temperatures hovered around zero, but the coldest place being International Falls, Minn., where the temperature was -20 degrees. The conditions were especially difficult for those who work outside. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.
The deepest of freezes was felt in northern Minnesota, where the thermometer dipped to 27 degrees below zero, according to the National Weather Service. For comparison?s sake, that was 109 degrees colder than the nation?s warmest spots, both in Texas.
Around New York, the coldest air in two years seized the area on Wednesay, NBCNewYork.com reported, noting that while highs will reach the 20s Thursday, winds will be higher, so it will still feel brutally cold.
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The temperatures were so low that New Hampshire's Wildcat Mountain ski resort was closed Wednesday and Thursday, The Associated Press reported. Temperatures were already in the negative double digits, but the wind chill reached a numbing 48 below zero, making conditions unsafe.
Also in the Northeast, victims of the massive storm Sandy were hit hard by the cold. Some who were left in makeshift homes sought shelter in tents equipped with propane heaters, while those in damaged homes suffered frozen pipes, according to The AP.
The AP said that four deaths -- two in Illinois and one each in Wisconsin and Minnesota -- have been attributed at least partly to the cold.
Eric Miller / Reuters
The Upper Midwest remained locked in a bitter, sub-zero chill Wednesday. Here, a brave soul walks his dog at Lake Harriet near Minneapolis.
The misery is spreading southward, as well. The Weather Channel predicted a wide belt of snow in the Mid-Atlantic and lower Midwest, with ice storms possible in as far south as the northern Atlanta suburbs.
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Just as the current system moves out to sea, another is pushing into the West Coast. "The calm before the storm is the best way to describe the weather Thursday," weather.com lead?Meteorologist?Kevin Roth?wrote.
The Associated Press, weather.com and NBCNewYork.com contributed to this report.
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