The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air currents that typically hang over the Arctic.

Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar ...

Anytime we get an Arctic air blast down this far south, this is an artifact of the polar vortex rearing its ugly head,” said ...

Ranked dead last, or perhaps not mentioned at all, would probably be the only state that sits partly within the Arctic Circle ...

Warmer-than-normal temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico did not cause the record-setting snowfall, but the conditions may have ...

The National Weather Service’s Lake Charles, Louisiana, office issued its first-ever blizzard ... Meanwhile, cold is ...

A polar vortex is currently hitting the United States, with schools closed in many areas and at least four deaths caused by treacherous conditions.

A mass of air called the polar vortex has escaped the Arctic and plunged southward. Some scientists see the fingerprints of ...

It's like "bomb cyclone" or "firenado." It seems like the sort of phenomenon that would be responsible for the record-breaking blast of cold, snow and wintry conditions that reached all the way to the ...

A weakened jet stream within the polar vortex allows frigid air from the Artic to move further south than usual. Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team.

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 ...