Its really not that bad, I am from the mountains unlike you Flat landers I can handle a little wind and cold.. the heat is another story.
The 2014 cold blast was much worse, and a few years ago it got below zero here with snowpack.
Yes this is a very impressive arctic blast for the midwest and some of the Northeast but definitely a glancing blow here.. Highs here arent even forecasted to stay below freezing during any of it.