Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip

Studies show that a fast-warming Arctic is partly to blame for the increasing frequency of the polar vortex extending its grip ... website PowerOutage.us. In Virginia’s capital city, a power ... Read More

Polar Vortex collapse to bring back arctic blast into US; freezing temperatures, snowfall expected in These states

The Polar Vortex's collapse will cause a major Arctic blast ... expected to intensify and cover a huge portion of the eastern US by Tuesday afternoon, covering Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Mid ... Read More

What is a polar vortex and what to expect from record-breaking cold

The polar vortex is headed toward the US, expected to bring record-breaking cold to the Northeast, upper Midwest, and Great Lakes by this week. It's so cold that it could give people frostbite in ... Read More

Freezing temperatures Tuesday in VA. Polar vortex makes icy return in weather forecast

"The large polar vortex disruption from the second week of March is playing a key role in next week’s eastern US cold snap," meteorologist ... early next week, "now that the growing season ... Read More

Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges southward into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Studies show that a fast-warming Arctic is partly to ... Read More