Severe frosts: due to heavy snowfall, US cities are in traffic jams, schools are closing

Snow falling on the east coast in the morning of December 11 disrupted the morning travel schedule for work, and also caused school delays and school closures when the air temperature dropped below zero Fahrenheit in the Midwest and Northern Plains.

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In Washington, DC, snow fell for the first time this season. Some schools in the city worked with a two-hour delay, writes USA Today.

According to the National Weather Service, it is expected that by Wednesday evening the snow will shift to the northeast and resume over New England on Thursday, December 12.

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On the Northern Plains, snow is expected on Wednesday evening, which will move to the Upper Mississippi Valley / Upper Great Lakes by Thursday morning. Snow in this region was expected to continue until Friday morning, December 13.

The National Meteorological Service reported that in the Upper Midwest, a surge in Arctic air should lower temperatures by 10-25 degrees below average.

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Temperatures in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region fell below zero (-17 C) on Wednesday, the first time since Christmas 2017 that such weather has lasted three days in a row.

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In St. Croix State Park along the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday morning, the air temperature dropped to -30 degrees (-34 C).

The National Weather Service reported that there may be freezing rain in parts of some central and southern Appalachian mountains from Thursday to Friday.

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