Who Asked for This? Snow Blankets Upper Midwest, Cold Plunges South

Even though we're still a couple of weeks from Black Friday, there seems to be a pre-season special on snow and cold.

The upper Midwest and Great Lakes are buried in snow, shivering under the icy blanket.

From the Rockies to the heathland, ferocious winds are ripping across the Plains, bringing freezing temperatures as far south as Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle.

Hardly anyone in the eastern two-thirds of the nation will be spared by the time the weekend hits, although they won't have it nearly so bad.

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