The polar vortex's icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.
Severe weather alerts are issued as a polar vortex brings life-threatening cold to the Rockies and northern Plains.
The long polar air outbreak peaked Wednesday in terms of intensity and breadth of the United States, said National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Orrison of the Weather Prediction Center.
BISMARCK, N.D. — Harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped the ... The National Weather Service warned of “life-threatening cold” as wind chills ...
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Bitter cold temperatures are expected to continue throughout the week in Chicago, with wind chills plunging to minus 20, the National Weather Service said.
Some places to the south are under a National Weather Service winter storm warning for 5 to 10 inches of snow Wednesday night ...
Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip ... The National Weather Service warned of a "life-threatening cold" into Tuesday, with temperatures in northeastern ...
the National Weather Service predicted.Some experts say disruptions to polar vortexes are happening more frequently because of a warming world. A warmer Artic gives more energy to atmospheric ...