Officials canceled the parade because of the freezing temperatures expected to blast the Baltimore area in the days ahead.

A blast of Arctic air is set to cover much of the United States with temperatures below freezing starting on Friday and into ...

These conditions are all thanks to a familiar sounding occurrence: the polar vortex, a large area of low pressure and cold air that surrounds the Earth's poles. The "vortex" is the ...

The polar vortex will engulf much of North America as we head into next week, with temperatures dipping down into the -20s and -30s in some Canadian provinces. Even states like the Carolinas, Georgia, ...

We've already fallen as low as 1° this year. Another dip in the polar vortex makes that possible for Cincinnati again next week. We've already fallen as low as 1° this year. Another dip in the ...

How cold will it get around the state? Polar vortex:Rain, snow coming to US soon. What will Arctic blast from polar vortex bring Mississippi? "Whenever we know there is going to a be a storm ...

Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...