NWS issues winter weather advisory for central Ohio counties as polar vortex grips Midwest
A winter weather advisory for Columbus, Franklin County and other central Ohio counties is in effect from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 11 a.m. Thursday.
Tired of snow? Here's when warmer temperatures, sunlight will be returning to Columbus
There's still a chance of snow in Columbus until 8 p.m. Friday. After that, temperatures will start to warm up, forecasters say.
A Polar Vortex Is Stretching Across the U.S. Here’s What to Expect
Meteorologists had predicted that parts of the U.S. would experience the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season. Weather forces in the Arctic are pushing chilly air that usually stays near the North Pole into the U.S. and Europe.
The Washington Post on MSN9d
Why the U.S. has been home to Earth’s most unusually cold air this year
The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.
The Repository on MSN9d
Natural gas keeps lights on and Ohioans warm in winter | Column
Guest columnist Rob Brundrett, president of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, writes how natural gas is crucial to electricity grid and households.
Thought the winter was cold? It wasn’t as chilly as you might think
According to analysis of preliminary observation data, the 2024-25 winter was on track to be the coolest winter since 2021 but still ranked in the top half of warmest winter seasons on record.
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Cold weather sticking around Columbus this week, snow showers possible, NWS says
The cause of this week's freezing cold is the polar vortex, a large area of low pressure, cold air around the Earth's poles. The vortex exists year-round but during the winter it can expand into ...
Alaska Dispatch News9d
Why much of the U.S. has had Earth’s most unusually cold air this winter
The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year.
Polar vortex triggers extreme cold warning in central U.S. as Kentucky flooding death toll rises
Harsh cold descended on the nation's midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped the Rockies and Northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 15 people, including at least 12 in Kentucky and one in West Virginia who died from flooding from heavy rains.
Boston Herald13d
‘Life-threatening cold’ expected as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped the Rockies ... Virginia and Ohio. In Nebraska, where much of the state was under a ...
Indiatimes12d
Deadly cold snap grips US as Polar Vortex sends temperatures plummeting
Flood warnings remain in effect across Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Virginia, and Ohio. Frigid cold temperatures expected as polar vortex sweeps across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding In Atlanta, a person died ...