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Brutal Temps: 'This Is Die-in-Your-Sleep-Cold'

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It's dangerously cold across the country Thursday. Wind chill warnings, watches or advisories are in place for more than 150 million people all the way from Montana to Maine to Florida.

"I just sit there and bounce up and down trying to get some kind of warmth going," Pennsylvania resident Nicky Shaw said.

The National Weather Service predicts that close to 90 percent of the country will see below-freezing temperatures Thursday.

In Virginia Beach, Virginia, it's about 15 degrees, but with the wind-chill it feels like it's 1 degree. Lake effect snow storms caused white-out conditions in some areas.

In Pennsylvania Wednesday, the snow caused an 18-car pile-up. Three people died and dozens were hurt.

In Chicago, more than 200 school districts are closed because of the cold. The wind chill there is expected to be about 30 below zero.

Meanwhile, shelters across the country are opening their doors to the homeless, trying to get everyone who's willing to come inside.

"This is, this is, you-could-die-in-your-sleep cold weather," Sandra Lewis, with the Day Center, said.

The National Weather Service is advising everyone to bundle up if they have to go outside, warning that frostbite can occur in a matter of minutes on exposed skin in sub-zero temperatures.

"Lot a lot of layers, lot of layers. I have a shirt, a hoodie, a button-up shirt. I'm wearing long johns, some hi-tech ones, double socks, and just keep moving. I'm not trying to stand still for too long," New York resident Omar Morales said.

Another round of painfully cold air is expected to sweep from the Midwest to the East to close out the week. So if you have the option, just stay inside.

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Caitlin Burke serves as National Security Correspondent and a general assignment reporter for CBN News. She has also hosted the CBN News original podcast, The Daily Rundown. Some of Caitlin’s recent stories have focused on the national security threat posed by China, America’s military strength, and vulnerabilities in the U.S. power grid. She joined CBN News in July 2010, and over the course of her career, she has had the opportunity to cover stories both domestically and abroad. Caitlin began her news career working as a production assistant in Richmond, Virginia, for the NBC affiliate WWBT