Any sort of wind along with the bitter cold will make for frostbite in as little as 15 to 20 minutes in the incoming arctic cold. Our long-range forecast models are continuing to pump in wind chill temperatures between -15° and 0° consistently each morning Monday through Wednesday.
People in the U.S., Europe and Asia experience the polar vortex's intense cold when it escapes the North Pole and plunges southward.
Several governors across the US issued warnings to residents to stay at home and off the road as the polar vortex struck deep into the American heartland and out toward the East Coast
The United States continued to freeze through a polar vortex that brought rare cold to the southern United States and chances of freezing weather through much of the country.
Millions in the U.S. were hit by a major winter storm that created dangerous conditions from the Central Plains to the East Coast.
An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee is bracing for the expected arrival of freezing rain and snow, as some other parts of the country that already received an arctic blast this week are prepari
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around ... Classes canceled School closings were widespread, with districts in Indiana, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas canceling or ...
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 in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous,
PHOTOS: Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip ... School closings were widespread, with districts in Indiana, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas canceling or delaying the start ...
There is a chance in some places of at least 8 inches of snow, freezing rain and a hard freeze as far south as Florida
A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early Monday, prompting schools and government offices in several states to close.