polar vortex

Frigid air from Canada is expected to reach the upper Northeast by Friday evening, as illustrated in this forecast map from the National Weather Service. The NWS predicts the polar vortex will bring "significant" wet snow to New England over Mother's Day

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Spring Snow Forecast For Northeast As Polar Vortex Arrives From Canada

9:35am May 08, 2020

by Mark Katkov

The National Weather Service says a low-pressure system in the southern Plains is dragging Arctic air south, likely bringing record low temperatures and snow to the upper Midwest and New England.

Bitterly cold temperatures continue to grip the Great Plains and Upper Midwest. People are seen here walking along the frozen lakefront on Wednesday in Chicago.

Polar Vortex's End Is Near, Forecasters Say, Promising A Strong Warmup

5:46pm January 31, 2019

By Saturday, the National Weather Service says, the central Plains area will see temperatures in the low 60s — nearly 20-25 degrees above normal.

Frank Lettiere's eyebrows and eye lashes froze after his walk along Lake Michigan's Chicago shoreline Wednesday. Frostbite warnings were issued for parts of the U.S. Midwest, as outside temperatures plunged.

Medical Effects Of Extreme Cold: Why It Hurts And How To Stay Safe

11:34pm January 30, 2019

by Patti Neighmond

Frostbite can nip ears in just a few minutes in the sort of temperatures many Americans are facing this week. Pull that hat down and curb the drinking; alcohol can impair your judgment of temperature.

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Frigid temperatures arrived in the Upper Midwest with a polar vortex. In Chicago on Wednesday, Marius Radoi walked along a freezing Lake Michigan.

Why Is It So *&%# Cold? Come Warm Up In The Answer Vortex

8:40pm January 30, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?

Esther Ngumbi, who now lives in Chicago, gets a taste of the big chill. She grew up in Kenya, where 60 degrees was about as cold as it got.

Opinion: Growing Up In Kenya Really Does Not Prepare You For Chicago's Deep Freeze

5:23pm January 30, 2019

by Esther Ngumbi

Esther Ngumbi's dad back home had no idea what advice to give her about surviving the historic low temperatures. And he definitely wanted to know what that kind of cold feels like.

Commuters wait for a train as snow falls in Chicago. With a polar vortex hitting the Midwest, wind chills could dip to 55 degrees below zero in northern Illinois.

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Polar Vortex Hits The Midwest With Life-Threatening Cold Temperatures

7:07pm January 28, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The arctic air will stretch from Illinois west through the Dakotas until Thursday.

Yes, The Weather Is Polar. No, It's Not The Vortex

2:27pm November 17, 2014

by Michell Eloy

Meteorologists are annoyed by the hype around the phrase "polar vortex." This week's frigid snap, they say, was just a regular old cold front.

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