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Severe cold and dangerous winter storm bear down on D.C. area The Washington PostWinter storm warning: Brace for 6-10 inches of snow, ice, possible power outages in DC area nbcwashington.comFrigid Saturday across Baltimore region ahead of snowstorm wbaltv.comDC Mayor Bowser declares State of Emergency, requests help from National Guard
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Power was restored to about 1,500 North Side ComEd customers who were left in the dark by outages as a deep freeze gripped the area Friday.
Over a third of the outages were reported in West Ridge as of about 8 a.m., but power to the area has since been restored, according to ComEd's website. A ComEd spokesperson said most of the outages weren't related to the cold weather and that crews were on standby "around the clock."
Wind chills dropped as low as 36 degrees below zero at O'Hare Airport and 34 below zero at Midway as of 6 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service. O'Hare recorded an official low of 8 degrees below zero as of the same time.
A cold weather advisory remains in effect through Saturday. Temperatures are expected to remain below zero, and wind chills are expected to climb to about 20 below, according to the weather service.
"It's another cold night expected," said David King, meteorologist with the weather service. "Unfortunately any kind of warmth is relative."
In addition to the bitter cold, 1 to 3 inches of snow from a major winter storm passing through a large section of the United States is expected to fall between Saturday and Sunday, according to King.
"It's going to take awhile [for the snow] to accumulate," King said. "Hopefully that kind of mitigates some of the impacts."
King recommended staying inside or bundling up and limiting time outdoors as the cold stretch continues.
"Consider what you're doing and how long you have to be out," King said.
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DHS pauses cuts to FEMA as massive winter storm barrels in The Washington PostMassive snowstorm will test Trump's strategy on disaster aid PoliticoFEMA faces trial by ice as winter storm nears after Trump's staffing cuts AxiosFEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm CNN
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Monster storm about to hit millions with catastrophic ice and heavy snow CNNThis Mega Snowstorm Will Be a Test for the US Supply Chain WIREDLIVE MAP: See the U.S. winter storm 72-hour snowfall forecast PBSWintry weather still on target for the weekend witn.comWinter Storm Live Updates: U.S. Braces for Heavy Snow, Ice and Extreme Cold The New York Times
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Even a little ice can be far more dangerous than snow in some places.
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