The polar vortex — ultra-cold air spinning like a top — usually stays above the North Pole, but sometimes stretches down to the U.S., Europe or Asia, causing intense doses of cold.

Road conditions are beginning to deteriorate in the central U.S. as a mixture of snow, ice and plunging temperatures arrived.

Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging ...

Killeen-Fort Cavazos residents will experience a drastic weather shift Sunday as temperatures drop nearly 40 degrees from a ...

Tens of millions of Americans are bracing for a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest ...

The polar vortex set to hammer much of the country with extreme winter weather this week is expected to spare Santa Fe from the snowfall — but not from the low temperatures or high winds. Starting ...

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Although prolonged cold is in the forecast, the intensity of the cold will not be as prolific as the late December 2022 cold outbreak, when many pipes froze and burst in metro Atlanta. This time, ...

Even if you don't live near a polar vortex region, you could still end up with burst pipes and water damage. Follow these ...

The record low temperature for Gainesville is 6 degrees, set on Feb. 13, 1899, according to UF Emergency Management.