On Monday, the wintry weather had made many roads treacherous, forced school closures and caused widespread power outages.

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,

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.

Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is keeping an area stretching from the Rocky

A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped ... In Kentucky’s biggest city, Louisville, Hugh Ross used his shovel Monday to break ...

(AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped ... In Kentucky’s biggest city, Louisville, Hugh Ross used his shovel Monday ...

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 ...

One of the key players in these dramatic shifts is something called the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the ...

A lobe of the polar vortex, a stormy ring that typically keeps the coldest air locked up near the North Pole, will dip southward into the United States this weekend into next week. Polar air ...

These outbreaks can happen when the polar vortex is in a weaker state, allowing cold air that is normally confined to the north to break off and move further south. Some experts say this is ...

What’s shaping up to be the most expansive polar vortex in over a decade is about to plunge much of North America, including nearly all of Canada, into the coldest temperatures the country has ...

Most of the country will likely be hit by an arctic blast this weekend into early next week as the polar vortex ushers in cold air from Siberia and multiple storms roll in and bring the potential ...