Brutal Cold Grips Nation Before Midweek Rebound

A powerful Arctic blast has plunged much of the United States into winter conditions, bringing over a foot of snow to parts of the Great Lakes and shattering November temperature records.

An arctic blast dumping snow on the Midwest is expected to eventually cover two-thirds of the nation and bring record cold to the South. https://t.co/t1Qujv70EB

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 10, 2025

The storm unleashed lake-effect snow across Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, with totals exceeding 12 inches in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and up to 10 inches in northwest Indiana.

South of Chicago, hazardous travel conditions were reported along Interstate 57, while Cook County was downgraded to a winter weather advisory as snowfall eased downtown.

From rumbles of thunder to frozen iguanas. Florida could see it all in just a matter of hours. #FLwx

But it's not just Florida, 20 million Americans are about to get an arctic blast.

HOW COLD WILL IT GET: https://t.co/Xs1nGoY3Rt pic.twitter.com/m1Am54bNXS

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) November 10, 2025

The Arctic air mass is expected to send temperatures below freezing as far south as Texas and Florida, with cities like Atlanta and Baton Rouge seeing dramatic drops of 30 to 40 degrees in just one day.

Washington, D.C. and New York City will also see their coldest mornings since spring, though forecasters say a midweek warm-up is on the way.

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