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 ...

The polar vortex that has been plaguing the Midwest arrives in southern West Virginia on Wednesday. Colder air started to move in Tuesday, giving way to snow showers throughout the night. While ...

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 .

After being absent for the entire winter, the polar vortex is blasting in with a bitter Arctic blast across the eastern U.S. for Mother's Day weekend, ... Western Maryland, and West Virginia. ...

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.

Polar vortex to bring blast of cold air and May snow to eastern US amid heat wave in the West. By Kelly Taylor Hayes. Updated May 6, 2020 4:03pm MST ... northern West Virginia, ...

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

In the East, after a winter lacking in polar vortex-induced cold air outbreaks, ... transitioning to snow in the higher elevations of West Virginia and Pennsylvania after sunset.

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, ...