US suffers record-breaking cold: What's going on with the polar vortex?
"An Arctic air mass is expected to plunge into the Central U.S. this week, with high confidence for widespread, record-breaking cold," NWS said in the forecast. "Through Friday [F
The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter
How Alaska’s cold keeps ending up in the Lower 48 A few atmospheric factors — including the polar vortex — have come together to make the US the epicenter of cold this winter. One is a ...
Very cold weather is coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter
Meteorologists warn that the coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy and prolonged exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions starting this weekend.
Polar vortex causes extreme cold warnings across 11 states
The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings for millions of Americans from the Canadian border to Texas. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes reports on the historic low temperatures.
Polar vortex triggers unusually cold winter
After enjoying a brief period of warmth, the United States, including the southeast is once again facing a bitter cold weather pattern.This shift is due to yet
Polar Vortex Disrupts Business With Extreme Cold And Snow
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that the polar vortex is plunging temperatures to record lows across the Midwest and East Coast, bringing heavy snowfall to unexpected regions.
Polar vortex brings record cold across U.S., winter storm buries Mid-Atlantic states in snow
A polar vortex is bringing historic low temperatures to millions across the country as a winter storm slams the Mid-Atlantic region. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff reports from Virginia Beach,
Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold
The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison. Even Mars has been warmer than North Dakota this week.
A polar vortex is driving chillingly cold temps in Kentucky. But what exactly is it?
It’s a term you’ve likely heard a lot about in the news of late: the polar vortex. It might have you thinking of that one scene in “The Day After Tomorrow” of the instantly freezing ice that chases actor Jake Gyllenhaal down the hallway.
Polar vortex ushers in life-threatening cold for over 90 million as far south as Florida, Texas
The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.
‘Life-threatening cold’ expected as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern ...
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Polar Vortex 2025: Meteorologists Sound Alarm Over Brutal Cold to Hit US
According to the Severe Weather Europe website—an online resource of global weather forecasts—a mass of cold air, spurred by the polar vortex, has been forecast to move over Canada and the northern ...
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Why has it been so cold in Rochester? It's not just the polar vortex
January and February have been colder than normal in Rochester this year One reason its so cold in Rochester is a distortion in the polar vortex Other factors include tropical fluctuations that ...
Braving the polar vortex? Just another shift outside for some Long Island workers.
The sudden winter chill came thanks to the polar vortex, an area of low pressure and cold air in the Arctic near the North Pole, that has taken hold over parts of the country, meteorologists say.
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Extreme cold invades North Texas
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth says intermittent, light snow flurries will continue this morning, but little to ...
New England cold persists with influx of biting Arctic air
This winter so far is the coldest since 2017-18 and the past 30 days, in particular, have been noticeably cold.
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Will this be the last cold spell for Central Florida?
Some big fronts are slated to pass through our viewing area over the next few days. Will this be the final move of winter before we fully warm into the spring season?