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Biden urges Americans to take weather warnings seriously, adjust holiday plans

President Biden on Thursday cautioned Americans to take the “threatening” and “dangerous” winter weather seriously ahead of the Christmas weekend.

The National Weather Service reported temperatures across the High Plains dropped 50 degrees Fahrenheit in a matter of hours. That frigid air will move across the Midwest to the East Coast, with windchill advisories affecting 135 million people over the next few days.

Weather forecasters across the country predict this could be the coldest Christmas in decades.

“I encourage everyone, everyone to please heed the local warnings. We’ve tried to contact 26 governors so far in affected regions,” Mr.