Polar vortex to send bitter cold to the U.S. including DC area
The polar vortex is a ring of cold air that typically circles the Arctic. A strong jet stream essentially acts like a fence, keeping it locked there. If there's any weakening in the jet stream (the fence), the frigid air can become unstable and spill out. This sends the normally trapped cold air much farther south.
Winter isn’t over yet! A polar vortex is bringing subzero winds, frigid temperatures, and possibly snow to the U.S., ...
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.
People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, ...
Americans were bracing Thursday for frigid temperatures that forecasters said could produce life-threatening conditions, with ...
Washington, D.C., received heavy snow as President ... The warnings extended to New Jersey into early Tuesday. PHOTOS: Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip At the storied Calumet ...
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes ventures south into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Some experts say such cold air outbreaks are happening more ...
Americans face dangerously cold temperatures as a polar vortex brings life-threatening conditions. Nighttime lows may drop to ...
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