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• Record cold has contributed to millions without power in Texas and elsewhere in the South.
• Cold air may linger the rest of this week in much of the area.
• A warmup will finally arrive this weekend.

A prolonged, historic arctic cold outbreak will hang on for the next several days in parts of the South before a more pronounced warmup brings relief to those shivering and without power in Texas, Oklahoma and other parts of the Plains.

The double whammy of record-smashing cold and one of the heaviest snowstorms parts of the South have seen in decades has taken its toll. Blackouts left millions of homes and businesses without electricity, some even without running water.

And now another winter storm, named Viola by The Weather Channel, is moving in with more snow and ice.

Yes, there is a warmup on the horizon for the shivering South, but it will take some time.

More Record Cold Ahead

We have a full rundown of all the notable cold records that were shattered in this historic outbreak in the recap section at the bottom of this article, including an all-time record low tied Tuesday morning in Hastings, Nebraska, of minus 30 degrees; subzero cold into Texas; and the coldest morning in Oklahoma City since 1899.

And there's more bitter cold ahead in the next several days.

One reason is the most widespread snowpack in the Lower 48 States since at least 2003 helping to refrigerate the air.

Additional wintry precipitation expected from Winter Storm Viola through Thursday will add to this snow and ice cover.

While forecast lows the next several days might not be quite as off-the-charts as we've already seen, they could still set records for the calendar day through Saturday morning from parts of Texas to Mississippi.

Daytime Thaw

Now, let's look at daytime highs for the next several days to see if there may at least be some melting during the afternoon.

For the rest of the work week, we can break this down by region in the hardest-hit areas:

-Interstate 10 corridor (San Antonio, Houston, Lake Charles): Will rise above freezing in the afternoon through Friday, with a warmup this weekend.

-Interstate 20 corridor (Abilene, Dallas, Shreveport): May rise marginally above freezing for a time Thursday and/or Friday afternoon. Warmer this weekend, especially Sunday.

-North of I-20 (Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas): May not rise much above freezing until the weekend.

So, while allowing some melting during the day, these high temperatures will remain colder than average until Sunday, and certainly chilly enough to require at least some power to heat your home, condominium or apartment.

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Cold Finally Eases Off This Weekend and Beyond

The latest medium-range outlooks call for temperatures much closer to average for late February next week in the Plains. Parts of the recently frigid northern Plains may trend warmer than average.

Even if some parts of the Plains are still a little stubbornly cool, it will be nothing remotely close to the record-shattering cold from this week.

Historic Cold Outbreak Recap

Tuesday, Feb. 16

-Dallas-Fort Worth dropped to minus 2 degrees. That's the coldest temperature there since it hit minus 2 in 1949. It's only 6 degrees shy of the all-time record low of minus 8 set in 1899.

-Oklahoma City recorded its second-coldest temperature on record with a low of minus 14. Only a minus-17-degree reading in 1899 is colder in the city's weather records.

-Lawton, Oklahoma, set a new all-time record low of minus 12. Records in the city date back to 1912.

-Fayetteville, Arkansas, set a new all-time record low of minus 20. Records there date to 1905.

-Tyler, Texas, tied its all-time record low of minus 3 set in 1930.

-Tulsa, Oklahoma, dropped to minus 13. That matches the coldest reading there since it hit that mark in 1918.

-Shreveport, Louisiana, had its coldest morning since 1930 with a low of 1.

-Hastings, Nebraska, tied its all-time record low of minus 30. Three other Nebraska reporting stations set new all-time record lows as well.

Monday, Feb. 15

-San Angelo, Texas, tied its second-coldest all-time record low on Monday morning after dipping to minus 1.

-Houston fell to 16, the coldest temperature there since December 1989. Tuesday morning was colder, at 13 degrees.

-Kansas City International Airport reported a wind chill of minus 32 on Monday morning. That's the lowest wind chill there since Dec. 23, 1989, according to the National Weather Service.

The longevity of this cold snap has also been impressive.

Billings, Montana, finally rose above zero Monday morning for the first time in a week, their longest continuous subzero streak since 1983.

Monday was the 10th day in a row Fargo, North Dakota, didn't rise above zero, their longest such streak since 1996.

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