Bitter Cold Will Last

Freezing air gripped cities from the Canadian border to Florida on Wednesday, with some cities posting record lows. Snow in some southern states had rush hour traffic at a near standstill. Records were posted in the Michigan cities of Flint, at 19 below, and Saginaw, 10 below. Places like Hot Springs and Monticello, Arkansas, were in the low 20s. Minneapolis, Minnesota, posted a reading of 19 below zero, and it was 14 below in Fargo, North Dakota, where the wind chill made it feel like 31 below, said CNN meteorologist Chad Myers. Forecasters have predicted dangerously cold conditions through Friday morning in Wisconsin and Minnesota.