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Ice covers a pansy near the fountain at Beau View condominiums in Biloxi, Miss., on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. A hard freeze hit South Mississippi overnight and temperatures are expected to remain near or below freezing for the rest of the week. (John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via AP)
- John Fitzhugh
Temperatures approach the high for the day 8 Fahrenheit (-13 Celsius) as the sun sets Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, behind downtown Kansas City, Mo. Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the central U.S. as 2018 began Monday, breaking low temperature records, icing over some New Year's celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
- Charlie Riedel
Icicles hang from the fountain at Beau View condominiums in Biloxi, Miss., on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. A hard freeze hit South Mississippi overnight and temperatures are expected to remain near or below freezing for the rest of the week.(John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via AP)/The Sun Herald via AP)
- John Fitzhugh
Steam rises from Lake Superior as the ship St. Clair comes to harbor during some of the coldest temps of the year, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at Canal Park in Duluth, Minn. The St. Clair is a self-unloader built in 1976 at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and is 770 feet long and has 26 hatches that open into 5 cargo holds, providing a load capacity of 45,000 tons. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
- David Joles
While many of the geese along the Des Moines River in Ottumwa took shelter from the cold by ducking under a wing for a New Year's Day nap, this bald eagle ate his lunch on the ice Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. The bitterly cold temperatures have reduced the amount of open water, concentrating waterfowl and eagles alike in those places where water is running. (Matt Milner/The Ottumwa Courier via AP)
- Matt Milner
April Nickila and Christina Liesmaki try to stay warm while waiting in subzero temperatures to enter U.S. Bank Stadium to watch an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)
- Carlos Gonzalez
Steam rises from Lake Superior as the ship St. Clair comes to harbor during some of the coldest temps of the year, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at Canal Park in Duluth, Minn. The St. Clair is a self-unloader built in 1976 at Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and is 770 feet long and has 26 hatches that open into 5 cargo holds, providing a load capacity of 45,000 tons. (David Joles/Star Tribune via AP)
- David Joles