Arctic Blast, Polar Vortex

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...
It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is ...
Arctic air has brought chilling temperatures as low as 12 degrees in New York City on Monday night but are we in a polar ...
But during the winter, it is joined by a second atmospheric phenomenon dubbed the polar vortex. This swirl of frigid air, located more than 10 miles above Earth’s surface, strengthens each year ...
The D.C. area is wrapped up in a polar vortex, and this cold weather can wreak havoc on your plumbing if you’re unprepared.
As a lifelong New Yorker, you'd think I'd be prepared whenever a polar vortex makes an unexpected appearance each winter. I'm ...
When there are disturbances in which the Jet Stream weakens, it can become wobbly. This allows the cold air to plunge southwards. A disrupted polar vortex does not happen every year. Very much so what ...
The unseasonable chill that has swept through the eastern half of the US defies last year's mild winters and the South's ...