'Deep freeze' continues moving through the Midwest and South

A "deep freeze" continued to engulf an area spanning most of the eastern two-thirds of the country Sunday and will move through the Midwest and the South during the week.

A "deep freeze" continued to engulf an area spanning most of the eastern two-thirds of the country Sunday and will move through the Midwest and the South during the week.

A mixture of freezing rain and sleet is expected to affect Oklahoma and Kansas on Sunday evening and spread further into the Midwest and the Great Lakes region over the next two days, according to the National Weather Service.

A bitter blast of arctic air lingered across much of the U.S. this weekend, with tens of millions enduring bone-chilling cold and facing dangerous icy conditions, as weather-related deaths numbered more than 60. Heavy snow blanketed parts of the Northeast and Midwest on Friday, and the plunging temperatures overnight left roadways slick.

Most deaths were in Tennessee, where temperatures have reached 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures are expected to get warmer as the week progresses, according to the National Weather Service field office in Nashville.

The Midwest and parts of the South will continue experiencing icy temperatures.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/deep-freeze-continues-moving-midwest-south-rcna134932

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