A cold front is expected to move into the central U.S. this week and cause winter storms in parts of the Plains and Great Lakes.
Anthony Guardino clears snow in front of his home in Patchogue, New York.
The Plains and Upper Midwest are expected to experience record-breaking lows on Monday as a cold front arrives.
There is a risk of hail and tornadoes in parts of the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley as the cold front moves southward, according to the NWS.
The NWS issued a warning for parts of Alaska, Minnesota and North Dakota on Monday, saying that blowing snow and wind chills as low as 40 below zero can cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
There were winter storm warnings for parts of Alaska, California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Wyoming.
The NWS issued winter weather advisories for parts of Alaska, California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The NWS issued a flood warning for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, with water washing over some roads, entering some river cabins, and pushing many agricultural levees to their limits.
The Chugach National Forest is in Alaska.
According to a study published September 1 by Science, climate change has led to more extreme winter weather in some parts of the US. The current winter has already been a harsh one, with winter storms shutting down interstate highways, leaving thousands in Oregon and Washington without power, and causing infrastructure disruptions across the U.S.
The weather is expected to moderate this weekend, though it will still be cold in some areas.
The NWS said that temperatures are expected to rise 10 to 25 degrees above average in parts of the Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley. There were critical fire weather warnings for a large area reaching into New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
There are 24 states under Extreme Weather Alerts.
A study says floods will cost businesses $49 billion next year.
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