11.   Despite the recent bout with wintry chill and snow, the growing season will soon begin in the Northeast.

12.   During recent days, locations from Texas to Kentucky recorded their highest February readings on record while wintry chill lingered in Canada.

13.   However, wintry chill is holding firm as the temperature fell to its lowest level of the season early on Monday.

14.   Monday will begin with a wintry chill over New England.

15.   Models in spike-heeled sandals wore cozy clothes designed to fight the wintry chill.

16.   Now, a surge of wintry chill has spread over the same area, which can cause damage to some kinds of flora.

17.   The wintry chill that has dominated the Northeast for the past several days will retreat to the north, but no protracted mild spells are expected across the region.

18.   They wore their customary black robes in the wintry chill, summoning images of penguins in a row.

19.   Wintry chill will embrace the Northern Plains and Great Lakes.

20.   Wintry chill, which is destined to reach the Northeast this weekend, will begin to spread from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains.