reporting from the bronx, i'm ray vieyyda, nbc news. >> bone chilling temperatures gripping the great plains and northeast. one person is dead after more than a thousand weather related crashes. erie, pennsylvania is digging out from more than 65 inches of snow that was dumped earlier this week as it braces for another round of winter storms that could bring inasmuch as ten more inches. for more on this arctic wave sweeping the country we bring in meteorologist michelle gross man. how is it looking out there? >> it's looking cold. cold air in place, cold air in place for a couple days now. dangerously cold air and we haven't seen the coldest yet. that is going to come on new year's eve. so, prepare for that. there is that arctic express from canada, it is going to continue to flow over the next several days reaching as far as the south. looking at the temperatures currently now, we're looking at 14 degrees in omaha, 14 in cleveland, 18 degrees in raleigh. but the wind chill is something you really want to pay attention to. we're looking at temperatures that feel 24 below 0. that's wha