Dec 16, 2016

Temperatures dipped severely this week in many parts of the United States. Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that’s expected to bring several inches of snow in coming days, while schools and officials in the Northeast braced for their own blast of wintry weather. Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said.

: Darryl Hendricks moves into position on a breakwater to photograph sea smoke rising off the waters of Casco Bay, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in South Portland, Maine. Hendricks risked both frost bite and being late for work in pursuit of what he called “the one shot I really wanted.” The temperature dropped to minus-2 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of minus-25. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: Commuters from Peaks Island arrive in Portland, Maine, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, where the temperature hit low of minus-2 degrees F with a wind chill of minus-25. Low temperatures and high winds have put the Northeastern U.S. in a deep freeze. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: Theo Bradeen, 5, of reacts to the cold as he disembarks from a ferry after a ride from his home on Peaks Island to Portland, Maine, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. The temperature in Portland dropped to minus-2 degrees F with a wind chill of minus-25. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: Steam rises up on the surface of Lake Michigan at sunrise, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Chicago. Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that’s expected to bring several inches of snow in coming days, while schools and officials in the Northeast braced for their own blast of wintry weather. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

: Tiara Medlock, a park keeper with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation maintenance department, sprays water to form an ice skating rink as temperatures dipped below zero, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 in Minneapoilis. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)

: Lobsterman Jack O’Donoghue checks his bow line while getting his 30-foot fishing boat, Mary Elizabeth, hauled out of the icy Harraseeket River in advance of winter Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Freeport, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: Waves crash along frozen abutments and fencing Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 on Presque Isle Bay in Erie, Pa. Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)

: Lobsterman Jack O’Donoghue checks the icy waters of the Harraseeket River as he prepares to have his 30-foot fishing boat, the Mary Elizabeth, hauled out of the water for winter, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Freeport, Maine. Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: A ferry makes its way through sea smoke as it brings commuters from the islands of Casco Bay to Portland, Maine, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. A stiff wind blows smoke from power plant on Cousins Island in background. The temperature in Portland dropped to minus-2 degrees F with a wind chill of minus-25. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: asim Kantarevic, 12, keeps his hood up as he walks to school on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 in Erie, Pa. Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)

: A school bus navigates snow-covered roads on a 10-degree morning in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. City schools and businesses were open as usual after several inches of wind-driven snow snarled the evening commute. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

: This Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 photo shows the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Vernon, Vt., as a blanket of snow covers the area. (Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

: Amanda Wreggelsworth, of Portland, Maine, photographs the frigid sunrise as it highlights a bank of clouds over Casco Bay, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Portland, Maine. Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: A woman uses her scarf to wipe away a tear brought on by frigid weather, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Portland, Maine. Much of the northern Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will stay cold for the next couple of days as the arctic air remains stuck over the northern Appalachians, the National Weather Service said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

: A student waits for his morning bus on a 10-degree morning outside a Buffalo, N.Y., library adorned with the message to “Let it Snow” on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. City schools and businesses were open as usual after several inches of wind-driven snow snarled the evening commute. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

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