Arctic blast grips Midwest, traffic pileups on snowy roads

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CNN.com - 1/21/13, By Greg Botelho and Joe Sutton

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: One person killed in Ohio accident that involved 86 vehicles, a fire official says
  • NEW: Deadly pileup is one of many multiple-vehicle crashes in Ohio due to blinding snow
  • NEW: Snows are tied to a mass of Arctic air moving east from the Dakotas
  • NEW: Wind chill advisories and warnings posted in parts of 14 states

(CNN) -- A massive cold weather system pushed perilously cold temperatures from the Upper Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic on Monday, triggering blinding snows in some areas that spawned a number of traffic pileups in Ohio alone, including one fatal accident.

Residents of 14 states, from North Dakota to Virginia, faced wind chill warnings or advisories due to frigid temperatures combined with strong winds heading into Tuesday.

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