Polar vortex hits the southern US - Alaska's News Source
Jan 8, 2025 · Viewers are sending in amazing photos capturing the celestial event. A landslide in Ketchikan Sunday night forced the closure of a two-lane road on the outskirts of the Southeast …
Winter storm leaves power outages, fatal car ... - Anchorage Daily …
Jan 7, 2025 · — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies …
Polar vortex live map: Arctic winds blast across several states
Jan 7, 2025 · A polar vortex is a stream of cold air that normally spins around the North Pole, but occasionally it extends down into the United States, Europe or Asia. The phenomenon, which …
Polar vortex-driven Arctic blast envelops U.S., to bring historic
This interaction between the polar vortex and the jet stream may be favoring the strong area of high pressure over Alaska and downstream trough, according to Amy Butler, a researcher at …
Another blast of Arctic air: this time, with a stretched but strong ...
Jan 16, 2025 · Normally, if the polar vortex is communicating with the surface, which it finally has been in the last couple of days, a strong polar vortex would be associated with persistent …
Polar Vortex sends Arctic Blast south, grips Canada and U.S. into …
Jan 15, 2025 · This is the Polar Vortex—an enormous, tri-dimensional ring of powerful winds moving through the sky above us. The Polar Vortex is spinning around the North Pole, grazing …
Polar vortex-driven Arctic blast to yield historic southern snow
3 days ago · Also, in the upper atmosphere, the polar vortex is currently becoming "stretched" from north to south across the North Pole. It is expanding southward and helping to promote …
Temperatures to plummet from polar vortex-related Arctic blast
Jan 15, 2025 · A powerful Arctic outbreak tied in part to the polar vortex is set to send temperatures by next week tumbling down to as cold as 25 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit below …
Anchorage and Mat-Su schools closed as strong winds and icy …
Jan 7, 2025 · A warmer weather system moving into Southcentral Alaska was making for treacherously slick roads and expected to bring high winds to parts of Anchorage and Mat-Su …
Polar vortex 2025: Extremely cold temperatures headed to the …
Dec 31, 2024 · The polar vortex lives in the upper atmosphere and is located near the North Pole in the arctic. When the polar vortex is strong, it locks the cold air in the arctic. When the polar …