100M-plus Americans facing dangerous wind chill conditions

More than 100 million Americans are facing dangerous wind chill conditions after an arctic blast swept through the nation. 

Portions of the Pacific Northwest will face ice storms while the Rockies will deal with the heavy snow, according to the National Weather Service.

Some of Oregon’s largest cities, Salem, Eugene and Portland, are projected to get more snow as they continue to recover from last weekend’s winter storm that caused power outages in the region. Transportation officials closed down 47 miles of Interstate 84 due to ice threats. 

At least nine related accidents were confirmed around the country, according to ABC News. 

The cold temperatures plowed through the Great Plains and the Midwest. Temperatures in Detroit and Chicago hovered between five and six degrees. 

Atlanta was slightly higher at 12 degrees, right as thousands of students returned to school after Tuesday’s closures due to icy conditions.

Even the normally warm Florida is in for a colder spell, with a wind chill advisory in place on Wednesday. 

While Philadelphia and New York will not have snowfall Wednesday, Buffalo is expected to get up to four inches, causing school districts to declare snow days. The weekend storm delayed an NFL game and had fans digging out their seats. 

Parts of Texas and Tennessee, as well as other portions of the South, are facing power shortages. At one point, over 90,000 customers lost power, according to PowerOutage.us. 

In Colorado, avalanche warnings are in place through Thursday with a danger level at four out of five because of strong winds and heavy snow. In other parts of the state, winds could reach speeds up to 75 mph on Wednesday. 

On Thursday, snow is expected in Missouri and Nebraska. In Kansas City, the temperature could get as low as minus 22.