PHOTOS: It's a cold day in Hell across the Midwest
by PhillyVoice staff
Record-breaking cold seized the Midwest this week as a split polar vortex resulted in one of the coldest air masses in recorded history.
Fargo, North Dakota reported 31 degrees below Fahrenheit on Wednesday.
At the same time, it was 29 below in Minnesota, and 19 below in Chicago, with a wind chill of 57 below reported in northern Illinois.
It was so cold the mail didn't go through. More than 1,600 flights were canceled at Chicago airports. Frostbite is a concern after just 10 minutes outdoors.
Sure, it's been cold in Philly, but it's a cold day (or three) in Hell to the west. Here's how it was looking: