On Monday, severe coldness wrapped across the Great Plains, as well as the Midwest forcing the schools to close and interrupting travel plans with extreme temperatures spanning as far as Florida.

Two states that are usually not expected to hit single digits shivered in alarming temperature. Minnesota and Wisconsin experienced wind-chills that are colder than usual. Many motorists were forced to standby for many hours and wait for rescuers to reach the treacherous roads in northwest Indiana.

Hundreds of flights were canceled at airports in East and Midwest Coast hubs during the extreme snow last Sunday. On the other hand, air traffic eventually went to its normal state.

Around 75 flights were canceled at O’Hare Int’l Airport last Monday while the delay was called a minor event.

Storm warnings were posted in different areas of West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, western New York, Western Pennsylvania, and Vermont based on the weather forecasters.

Four inches of snow on Monday and a further six inches by Tuesday raged Pittsburgh according to the National Weather service.

Dams and rivers of Mississippi and Illinois were closed down the commercial barge transportation due to ice-clogs. It took them 20 hours instead of the usual 90-minute ride to pass through Mississippi River lock near Canton.

Schools in Tennessee and Nashville were also closed since the thickness of the snow made their way more dangerous to walk on.

The extreme weather is anticipated to last until the middle of the week since another storm was spotted in the Midwest in Thursday according to the National Weather Service.