Why has it been so cold in Rochester? It's not just the polar vortex
The polar vortex is not synonymous with cold snaps, but when it slides toward the United States, the polar jet stream can mirror the distortion and introduce Arctic air. While this distortion is often caused by weakening of the polar vortex, that’s not the case this time.
The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.
Meteorologists had predicted that parts of the U.S. would experience the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season.
A winter weather advisory for Columbus, Franklin County and other central Ohio counties is in effect from 8 p.m. Wednesday to ...
Some of the coldest temperatures are expected in Montana, and avalanche warnings have been issued in Utah, Colorado and ...
The frigid stream of air that plunged down into the Central U.S. this week is breaking cold records from South Dakota to Texas, with temperatures in the single digits setting records in many ...
Ushering in the polar vortex is a winter storm, which was tracking from the Midwest toward the East Coast on Saturday. In ...
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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