Tuesday’s historic snowstorm reportedly dumped up to 11.5 inches of snow across the Greater New Orleans area, likely shattering snowfall records. Climatologist Barry Keim said this week’s ...

This will be the 10th time this winter that the polar vortex — which keeps the coldest of Arctic air penned in at the top of the world — stretches like a rubber band to send some of that big chill ...

Why it matters: There's hope, y'all. Not much, but it's more than we usually have. The big picture: A powerful Arctic outbreak tied in part to the polar vortex is set to send temperatures tumbling ...

A polar vortex is descending on the U.S. ... New Orleans and Tallahassee, Fla., on Monday and Tuesday mornings — between 20 and 30 degrees below normal for this time of year, ...

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges south into the U.S., Europe and Asia. ... One scam happened at Delgado Community College in New Orleans ...

The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter By Mary Gilbert, ... or when New Orleans was buried under a record-breaking 8 inches of snow in January.

Very Cold Weather Is Coming. US About to Get 10th and Chilliest Polar Vortex This Winter The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America's winter ...

This week, parts of the U.S. are experiencing the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season. Weather forces in the Arctic are combining to push the chilly air into the U.S. and Europe.

The polar vortex is a large, whirling mass of cold air that usually extends across the Arctic. It becomes stronger in the winter, when the Northern Hemisphere leans away from the sun.

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a ...

The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter By Mary Gilbert, ... or when New Orleans was buried under a record-breaking 8 inches of snow in January.

Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 ...