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Sea smoke floats around a lighthouse at Montrose beach in Chicago, Illinois, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Millions of Americans faced below-zero temperatures as storms bring blast of Arctic air, snow and ice.

Waves crash on the frozen shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Water dances amid the growing patch of ice in the fountain at the front of Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Mississippi, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

The frozen water spray from the fountain at the front of Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, make for a decorative apron in Jackson, Mississippi, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

A motorist is pushed through the snow in Nashville, Tennessee, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)

Steam rises off Lake Michigan along the shoreline in Evanston, Illinois, the United States, Jan. 16, 2024. (Photo/Agencies)