US braces for record lows, and frigid winds in widespread winter storm

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Storm system threatens the West Coast with freezing rain and dangerous travel conditions..

A blast of frigid Arctic air has plunged the US into a dangerous winter storm, bringing record snowfall, freezing rain, and subzero temperatures across vast swathes of the country.P)..

The storm, which blanketed the Midwest, Great Plains, and Northeast with snow over the weekend, is now driving "dangerously cold temperatures" eastward, with new record lows expected in many places..

The National Weather Service issued an "extreme threat" warning for a large swath of Ohio, where wind chills could drop to -10 degrees, and a "significant threat" warning for Missouri and eastern Kansas..

The National Weather Service warns of "extremely dangerous" travel conditions due to ice accumulations up to half an inch, with snow and ice creating hazardous road conditions across the region..

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