A record-breaking deep freeze is set to hit America over the weekend as millions prepare for -40C wind chills.
The National Weather Service revealed people in the US and Canada could get frostbite in less than ten minutes due to the "once-in-a-generation" wind chills expected this weekend.
Locals are being urged to limit their time outside between Friday and Saturday and to check in on vulnerable family and friends.
Since Monday, 11 people have died due to the freezing cold weather in the south with eight dying in Texas, two in Oklahoma and one in Arkansas.
There could be more fatalities across the weekend after the expected drop in temperature is set to continue due to a powerful Arctic front.
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PA)Across several US states there are expected to be multiple records broken by Friday afternoon as nearly 82 million people will see temperatures of -17 or lower.
In Portland, wind chill is expected to reach -40.5C and Maine is on course for their lowest temperature recorded since 1971.
The highest temperature in Vermont and Burlington set to reach just -20 C.
Weather warnings have been issued in Boston with schools shut across the city and drivers urged to stay off the road due to icy conditions.
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PA)New York, among other cities, are expected to have temperatures of -13 C to -17 C on Saturday.
In addition, some parts of Canada are set to experience temperatures anywhere between -38 C to- 50C.
The freezing cold weather left 340,000 people without power in Texas on Tuesday as residents battled extreme temperatures.
More than 2,300 flights were cancelled including 550 at Dallas Fort Worth Airport after the runway was covered in ice.
Businesses and homes have been left without electricity in Texas as the weather brought down trees and power lines.
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PA)Schools were forced to shut along with healthcare services who asked patients to stay at home due to the conditions.
12 million people across Oklahoma, Missouri, central and eastern Arkansas, Tennessee, northwestern Mississippi and Texas were under ice storm weather warnings.
Local officials said the unsafe travel conditions has led to hundreds of car crashes across Texas as people ignored advice to stay at home.
One property in Flower Mound suffered damage after a driver crashed into their garden.
In addition, a Texas Department of Public Safety said a 49-year-old woman died this week after she lost control of her car on an icy road in Eldorado.
Since Monday there has been an inch of snow in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois.
Emergency services have been busy responding to calls of people suffering from hypothermia and ice injuries.
