(WOWK) — As more Arctic air masses flow into the WOWK-TV region, you have undoubtedly heard the term “Polar Vortex” brought up in the conversation. But what is it? Definition: The polar ...

Severe snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected to have major impacts throughout West Virginia and other eastern states.

About 60 million people are forecast to experience subzero temperatures. The polar vortex may also fuel yet another snow and ice storm in coming days.

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.

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 unusually cold blob of air dips ...

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges south into the U.S., Europe and Asia.

The polar vortex has plunged much of the U.S. into icy chaos, with snow and ice causing school closures, power outages, and travel disruptions. The storm impacts areas unaccustomed to harsh winter ...

Other weather-related fatal accidents occurred Sunday near Charleston, West Virginia, and Monday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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

Ushering in the vortex is a winter storm, the third one of the week, which will track from the Intermountain West on Friday to the East Coast on Sunday.