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On a local level 2024 in Kansas City ranks as 4th warmest marked by an historic severe weather season and more.

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

Freezefest in Bloomington is set to kick off with a chili cookoff, ice sculpture boulevard, and a polar ice vortex fire show.

Turns out there's a magic number for your thermostat setting in the winter, experts say. Sixty eight degrees is ideal. But if you're looking for a ballpark, anywhere around 70 degrees is a good target ...

Historic winter storm shatters records across the South, leaving millions grappling with extreme cold and unprecedented ...

When there are disturbances in which the Jet Stream weakens, it can become wobbly. This allows the cold air to plunge southwards. A disrupted polar vortex does not happen every year. Very much so what ...

A rare winter storm has turned the South into an unlikely winter wonderland this week, giving cities like New Orleans more ...

It's like "bomb cyclone" or "firenado." It seems like the sort of phenomenon that would be responsible for the ...

As a lifelong New Yorker, you'd think I'd be prepared whenever a polar vortex makes an unexpected appearance each winter. I'm ...

Today, most of central Ohio experienced its coldest morning of the winter so far. Here’s a map of the observed temperatures ...

The unseasonable chill that has swept through the eastern half of the US defies last year's mild winters and the South's ...