The Polar Vortex Is Coming: Expect Temperatures Below Zero And Snow In These Areas
Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.
Map Shows Coldest Places in US as Polar Vortex Descends
According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is always present near the poles, though it weakens during summer and intensifies in winter.
Polar vortex leaves more than 30 states on alert for dangerously cold weather
A rare winter storm is getting set to slam the Gulf Coast and South, with cities from Texas to Florida under Winter Storm Warnings.
Is New York in a polar vortex?
Arctic air has brought chilling temperatures as low as 12 degrees in New York City on Monday night but are we in a polar vortex? A polar vortex settled its way over New York City and New Jersey following Sunday’s snow storm,
Louisiana to get cold wave this weekend. Why is the polar vortex to blame?
Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar vortex affects the weather.
A powerful Polar Vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
The freezing temperatures will move eastward, reaching locations like Philadelphia, where daytime highs will only reach the upper teens. The polar vortex is a gigantic circular upper-air weather pattern in the Arctic that envelops the North Pole.
What is a polar vortex?
This blast of frozen temperatures is tied to a polar vortex... but what is that? Air spins around the notoriously cold North and South Poles. When the air is spinning fast, it's stable, but when it is weakest,
Hospitals pause services amid polar vortex
Extreme cold weather forces hospitals to reduce services, including elective surgeries, as polar vortex hits U.S. and disrupts healthcare operations.
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New York hit by arctic vortex, Weather Service urges cold weather safety
New York’s being hit by an arctic polar vortex, making temperatures drop hard overnight after a snow storm hit on Sunday.
Winter weather brings winter storm warnings, polar vortex from Texas to Maine
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Wisconsinites woke up to bitter cold weather, schools closed. Is a polar vortex to blame?
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Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'
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Polar vortex sending Siberian airmass with brutal wind chills to Minnesota
The Siberian airmass, which is being spun southward by a stretching polar vortex, will keep temps 15 to 30 degrees below ...
‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the South
A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen ...
2 places in Colorado got below -40
Here are the lowest temperatures across Colorado on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.