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'Life-threatening' cold to hit much of U.S. in major winter storm. Here's what to know

Through this weekend, the first significant arctic outbreak of winter will affect most of the country. Wind, flooding rain, and some tornado warnings have been issued across the U.S.
Linda Rae uses a snowblower to clear her driveway during a snowstorm on Friday in Des Moines, Iowa.

Record-low temperatures and "life-threatening" levels of cold are projected across the U.S. through this weekend in the first significant Arctic outbreak of the winter, the National Weather Service says.

There are weather advisories, watches, or warnings in every single state, as the severe weather impacts of the winter storm are forecast to stretch to much of the country.

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