Another Arctic Blast Brings Sub-Zero Temperatures to Midwest [1]

By: Sean Breslin, 01/27/2014

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It's the last thing Midwesterners wanted to hear – another strong blast of Arctic air will bring brutal temperatures to a region slammed by endless cold weather over the last couple of months. "We had two (employees) call in because they couldn't come to work because of the school closings and another called in sick," said Kristelle Brister, the manager of a downtown Chicago Starbucks who had to bring her 9-year-old son into the store because his school was closed. "It's hard." Frigid temperatures are expected to hold into Tuesday. If Chicago makes it to 60 hours below zero, it will be the longest stretch since 1983 — when it was below zero for 98 hours — and the third longest in 80 years.

 

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