A bomb cyclone has swept through the United States, leaving 200 million Americans shivering on what will be the coldest Christmas Eve on record for scores of cities

Temperatures in the tiny town of Hell, Michigan, hit 1F - meaning Hell has 'officially' frozen over 

Whiteout conditions across the Midwest left hundreds trapped in their cars, with many travel bans in place

Around two million people are without power. North Carolina, Tennessee and Maine are suffering the most outages and further rolling blackouts are expected on Christmas Day  

Amazon and FedEx warned promised delivery dates may not be met due to the extreme weather conditions

Nearly 10,000 flights have been canceled or delayed as Americans desperately try to get home for Christmas