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Cold snap targets East as record highs hit West for Valentine's Day

Whether you call it a polar vortex, Arctic blast or February freeze, one thing is for sure — it's going to be bitterly cold across the eastern half of the country this holiday weekend.

Through Sunday, temperatures will fall to zero or below for more than 50 million people from Maine to North Dakota to Virginia, WeatherBell meteorologist Ryan Maue said. It will be the coldest stretch so far this winter, the Weather Channel reported.

Forecast low temperatures on Valentine's Day could set records in several major cities, including Boston, Hartford, Conn., New York and Philadelphia. With the exception of the Great Lakes regions, little accumulating snow will accompany the cold blast.