US weather: Arctic blast set to shatter temperature records across country as plane skids off runway amid heavy snow
Historic 'Siberian express' brings below-freezing temperatures to eastern United States
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Your support makes all the difference.An Arctic blast sweeping across the eastern United States could break nearly 400 records as it brings below-freezing temperatures, according to America's National Weather Service.
The treacherous conditions have already caused a plane to slide across the runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, where more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled after as much as six inches of snow fell.
The unusually cold air mass came from Siberia — a phenomenon known as a “Siberian Express”. It is predicted to bring temperatures 15 to 25 degrees below average for this time of year until Wednesday night.
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