Augustana was closed Monday as the high was 2 degrees and dropped to 8 below zero, according to The Weather Channel. Wind speeds ranged from 28 to 40 mph.
The record low for Jan. 28 in Rock Island was 9 below zero in 1986, just a degree lower than Monday’s low. The Chicagoland area’s low on Monday was 10 below zero and Peoria had a low of 3 below zero.
According to CNN’s meteorologist Brandon Miller, 140 million people in 34 states were under a winter weather warning or advisory Tuesday.
Temperatures are expected to remain between 10 and 20 degrees for the weekend with Super Bowl Sunday’s high at 14 degrees.
Severe temperatures strike midwest
January 30, 2014
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