The US experiences a big freeze.
Street crews dug out snow-clogged roads across the U.S. Northeast
Temperatures have plunged during a brutal cold spell that has already killed at least 18 people.
Extreme cold will reach from New England to the Midwest and down to the Carolinas, forecasters warned. Temperatures were expected to be 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit below average across the northeastern United States for the next several days.
From Baltimore to Caribou, Maine, workers battled to clear snow and ice as wind chills were forecast to fall as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 40 degrees Celsius) in some areas after sundown, according to the National Weather Service.
Published: by Radio NewsHub