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Brutally cold temperatures hit the metro-east to start the work week

It was a brutally cold start to the work week in the metro-east as residents woke up to temperatures in the single digits with wind chills dipping below zero.

The cold temperatures forced Cahokia School District 187 to cancel school Monday.

The good news it that temperatures are expected to rise into the high 20s by Tuesday and by Thursday temperatures will be back in the mid 40s. There is a chance for more snow on Thursday, too.

Carolyn Smith
Belleville News-Democrat
Carolyn P. Smith has worked for the Belleville News-Democrat since 2000 and currently covers breaking news in the metro-east. She graduated from the Journalism School at the University of Missouri at Columbia and says news is in her DNA. Support my work with a digital subscription
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