Temperatures ranged from 11°C to 17°C below normal across the US east of the Rocky Mountains, with only southern Florida untouched by the arctic blast.
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Updated: January 03, 2018, 10:02 AM
America's big freeze - in pictures
Temperatures ranged from 11°C to 17°C below normal across the US east of the Rocky Mountains, with only southern Florida untouched by the arctic blast
The banks around the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls in Canada Ont are frozen. Aaron Lynett / The Canadian Press via AP
Icicles hang from the fountain in Biloxi, Mississippi. John Fitzhugh / The Sun Herald via AP
A frozen Niagara Falls seen from Stedman's Bluff on Goat Island of the American Falls. James Neiss / The Niagara Gazette via AP
A winter wonderland around Niagara Falls. James Neiss / The Niagara Gazette via AP
A coin operated binocular is covered in snow. James Neiss / The Niagara Gazette via AP
Mist rises above the waters of the Mississippi River underneath the Eads Bridge in St. Louis. Laurie Skrivan / St Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
A visitor takes a selfie in front of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in New Jersey. Julio Cortez / AP Photo
A cold day in New York City. Bryan R Smith / AFP Photo
Water flows over the American Falls as viewed from the Canadian side in Niagara Falls, Ont. Aaron Lynett / The Canadian Press via AP
A pair of binoculars looks over ice forming at the base of the American Falls. Aaron Lynett / The Canadian Press via AP
Water flows over the American Falls. Aaron Lynett / The Canadian Press via AP