The polar vortex: What to know about the weather feature responsible for the arctic blast
The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region. This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles about the North Pole, according to Climate.gov.
An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some ...
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges south into the US, Europe ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — People across the country and the Rochester area are feeling the impact of the polar vortex. While the polar vortex typically stays in the Arctic, its jet stream could weaken in the ...
Much of the country will be hit with extreme low temperatures over the next week as a polar vortex sends cold air down from the North Pole. Real feel temperatures throughout the northeast ...
Snow squalls bring hazardous travel with near-zero visibility, triggered by Arctic air mixing with warmer temperatures. Follow Newsweek's live blog.
A severe snow and ice storm followed by extremely cold weather is expected to impact the eastern United States.
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