A winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Tuesday at 4:47 a.m. valid from 4 p.m. until Wednesday 9 a.m. The advisory is for Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Union counties.

Facing frigid wind chill values of 12 to 20 degrees across the region, Houston and much of Southeast Texas are under a cold weather advisory until 6 p.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. Given that the coldest temperatures of this Texas freeze are expected before dawn on Wednesday,

A First Alert Weather Day remains in effect through Wednesday morning due to continuing dangerous "feels-like" temperatures.

Chicago is experiencing dangerous cold weather with "astonishing" temperatures, as wind chills plunge as low as -23°F, posing significant risks to residents, according to a pricing culture analysis provided to Newsweek.

CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials issued a cold weather advisory in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois as well as northwest Indiana. Officials said dangerously cold wind chills may reach as low as 28 below zero causing frostbite to those exposed to the frigid temperatures in as little as 30 minutes.

A Weather Alert continues for brutally cold air mass now through Wednesday morning. A cold weather advisory remains in effect until midnight Tuesday night for the entire Chicago area, with wind chills dropping to -20 to -25.