Thứ Năm, 9 tháng 1, 2014

Deep Freeze Grips the U.S. (PHOTOS)

The polar plunge that gripped millions of Americans this week is starting to loosen its grip, allowing a January thaw to settle in.



 Snow and ice are seen covering up Mississippi River and downtown St. Louis Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)


 Postal carrier Derek Thurston makes his way down a snow covered street as he delivers mail on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)


 Ben Leffers makes his way to work on cross country skis down a snow covered street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)


 A man walks past a car partially covered in ice on Jan. 8, 2014, where temperatures continue to remain well below freezing. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)


 Water dripping into a subway station freezes on a warning cone on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)


 Ice covers rocks and brush on the break wall at Edgewater Park in Cleveland Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. An official low of -11 degrees broke the 130-year-old record for the date as cold polar air spread from the Midwest to southern and eastern parts of the U.S. and eastern Canada. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)


 A fountain on the campus of Florida State University is frozen over Jan. 7, 2014. (College of Motion Picture Arts/Florida State Univ.)


 This father and son duo built an outdoor ice rank in the yard of their Roswell, Ga. home. (BMA Goodheart/weather.com).


 Massive icicles formed on a tree at Reelfoot State Park in northern Tennessee on Jan. 7, 2014. (Harvey Donnell/weather.com)


A huge block of ice forms off the gutters of a home in Arlington Heights, Il. (Golemo/weather.com)


 Frozen waves on Mobile Bay taken at Belrose Park in Daphne, Ala. on Jan. 7, 2014. (Jordan Harris/Alabama Dept. of Transportation)


 A pier on Dauphin Island, Ala. is frozen over Jan. 7, 2013. Dauphin Island is a barrier island off the coast of Mobile, Ala. (Dauphin Island Chamber of Commerce)


 A woman braves the cold during her morning commute on 5th Avenue January 7, 2014 in New York. (Getty/Timothy Clary)


People brave the cold during their morning commute on 5th Avenue January 7, 2014 in New York. (Getty/Timothy Clary)


 A man tries to stay warm while waiting for a subway in Coney Island during subzero cold weather in the Brooklyn borough on January 7, 2014 in New York City. (Getty/Spencer Platt)


 Icicles hang from a fountain in Jackson Square as temperatures in the area plummeted below freezing on January 7, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Getty/Seth Gardner)


 A passenger waits on an 'L' platform for the train to arrive in below-zero temperatures on January 7, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Getty/Scott Olson)


 Passengers heading into downtown wait on an 'L' platform for the train to arrive in below zero temperatures on January 7, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Getty/Scott Olson)


 Ice crystals gather atop a frozen pond on January 7, 2014 in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. (Getty/Luke Sharrett)








A large chunk of ice hangs in front of the Chicago skyline on Tuesday, Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles)


A frozen Chicago skyline on Tuesday, Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)


Aerial view shows a frigid Chicago along the lake. (Image: Hank Cain)





Traffic backs up along I-75 due to icy conditions on pavement in Detroit, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


 A driver negotiates an ice patch near Georgia State University as a cold Arctic blast brought temperatures down to 6 degrees above zero. (AP Photo/David Tulis)


Ducks are seen on a frozen section of a pond, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014.


This photograph released by Mississippi University for Women shows the frozen-over Legacy Garden fountain on the campus in Columbus, Miss. Nighttime temperatures dropped into the teens and daytime highs only reached 25. (AP Photo/Mississippi University for Women, Chris Jenkins)


A bank thermometer reads minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit as people walk past Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in St. Louis. After the area was blanketed by snow on Sunday, dangerous cold settled across Missouri on Monday amid warnings that even a few minutes of exposure for people and pets could be deadly. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


Matt Frame brushes off a Buick at Ray Laethem Buick-GMC in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)



 U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Jamie Jasmon struggles through snow and below zero temperatures while delivering the mail Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)


Angel Mitchell walks through snow in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)


 A blanket of fog covers Lake Michigan along the Chicago shoreline Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 as temperatures dove well below zero. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)






Commuters make a sub-zero trek to offices in the Loop on January 6, 2014. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)


A commuter crosses the Chicago River during a sub-zero trek to their offices in the Loop on January 6, 2014. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)


This unidentified bicycle rider braves 24-below temperatures and minus-50 wind chills in Fargo, N.D., Monday morning Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)


 Steam rises off the Ohio River as a tug maneuvers on rough water Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)


 Ronda Johnson, left, stays warm on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at Room In The Inn. Johnson said the nonprofit has helped him find a place to sleep in area churches over the past several nights. (AP Photo/Travis Loller)


A man navigates through several inches of snow as the area deals with record breaking freezing weather January 6, 2014. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)


 Commuters arrive at the La Salle Street commuter rail station as they experience temperatures well below zero and wind chills expected to reach 40 to 50 below, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)


 A pedestrian makes their way along a snow packed street in Indianapolis Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, as temperatures hovered around 10 below zero. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)


 Cattle feed out of the wind in a pasture. Cattle with their thick hides and heavy coats can usually weather the cold temperatures well as long as there is not much snow to get them wet. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)


 A woman walks a dog in bitter cold and snow Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)


 A woman crosses 13th Street during a morning rainstorm, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. In southeastern Pennsylvania, a weather advisory warned of single-digit temperatures later Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)


Visitors wait in frigid temperatures outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor, as newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio, not pictured, holds an open house and photo opportunity with the public as part of the inauguration  



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