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Wisconsinites woke up to bitter cold weather, schools closed. Is a polar vortex to blame?

Like much of the U.S., Wisconsinites woke up Tuesday morning to bitter cold conditions. Many schools and colleges throughout the Milwaukee area closed as the area braced for the dangerous freezing temperatures.

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Louisiana to get cold wave this weekend. Why is the polar vortex to blame?

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

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Map Shows Coldest Places in US as Polar Vortex Descends

According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is always present near the poles, though it weakens during summer and intensifies in winter.

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Weather tracker: polar vortex to bring severe cold spell to much of US

Utica Observer-Dispatch on MSN11h

New York hit by arctic vortex, Weather Service urges cold weather safety

New York’s being hit by an arctic polar vortex, making temperatures drop hard overnight after a snow storm hit on Sunday.

Axios on MSN1d

Polar vortex-driven Arctic blast envelops U.S., to bring historic snow to Gulf Coast

Here's the latest on the winter storm.A historic winter storm is poised to produce potentially record-breaking snows from ...

USA Today4d

Where will it snow in the US? See where the polar vortex is set to make an icy impact

the polar vortex is still going to bring lower-than-normal temperatures to the Sunshine State. According to the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay, cooler than normal temperatures could ...

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Is New York in a polar vortex?

Arctic air has brought chilling temperatures as low as 12 degrees in New York City on Monday night but are we in a polar ...

The Advocate12h

Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'

The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air ...

USA Today3d

Winter weather brings winter storm warnings, polar vortex from Texas to Maine

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of ... chills to parts of Midwest to the East Coast, according to the National Weather Service. After descending over the Rockies and Great Plains ...

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Baltimore weather: Some schools delayed Wednesday amid bitter cold; slight warming trend to start Thursday

Most of Maryland is under a cold weather advisory through Thursday as temperatures plummet into the single digits in the region in the wake of the weekend snow. The National Weather Service, which ...

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In photos: Rare snowstorm hits much of the U.S. South, Texas

People in Texas and much of the U.S. South are facing record snowfalls and icy conditions, with both New Orleans and Houston ...

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