Definition: The polar vortex is a flow of wind aloft that is always present above the cold, North and South Pole areas. In the Northern Hemisphere this results in a counter-clockwise flow of air ...

West Virginia Polar Vortex Forecast: Atlantic Coast Braces for Cold Blast. Published Jan 05, 2025 at 7:49 AM EST Updated Jan 06, 2025 at 7:08 AM EST. By .

Texas has declared a state of emergency in response to the polar vortex. Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Arkansas have also declared a state of emergency.

Polar vortex to bring frigid temperatures, ... Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts; Cities that may experience low temperature records: ...

Polar vortex will bring frigid air back to many states after weekend storm Feb. 14, 2025 Updated Fri., Feb. 14, 2025 at 12:28 p.m. People walk on a wooded trail in Springfield, Virginia, on Wednesday.

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges south into the U.S., ... West Virginia, and Monday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The polar vortex has plunged much of the U.S. into icy chaos, with snow and ice causing school closures, power outages, ... West Virginia, and Monday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

By Ben Noll, The Washington Post. The polar vortex is coming back. After a half-month hiatus, frigid air will again surge across the United States beginning this weekend through next week, as the ...

About 200,000 customers were without power Tuesday across Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois and Missouri, according to the tracking website PowerOutage.us.

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, ... Zeke Miller in Washington, D.C., John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia, and Summer Ballentine in Columbia, Missouri, ...

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, ... West Virginia, Illinois and Missouri, according to electric utility tracking website PowerOutage.us.