Arctic air, Polar vortex
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A chilling polar vortex is set to bring snow and ice to the South and East this week. We show where.
The displaced polar vortex will bring prolonged periods of cold to the eastern portion of the Lower 48 through the end of January.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to stretch the dreaded polar vortex in a way that will send much of the United States a devastating dose of winter weather later this week with swaths of painful subzero temperatures, heavy snow and powerline-toppling ice.
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A significant portion of the U.S. is experiencing below-average temperatures due to a disrupted polar vortex, affecting over 170 million people. This phenomenon has allowed intense Arctic air to spread across North America.
A crippling winter storm that could paralyze parts of the Southern and Central U.S. this weekend, and some of the effects could reach southern New England.
A major polar vortex is about to hit the US and could bring weeks of frigid temperatures for millions, with even a chance of Florida seeing snow.
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Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture and a lack of sea ice for the dangerous winter blast. View on euronews