Polar vortex Louisiana

polar vortex, Louisiana and Deep South

Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'

The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air currents that typically hang over the Arctic.

Warriors Wire · 7d

Louisiana to get cold wave this weekend. Why is the polar vortex to blame?

Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar vortex affects the weather.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

Polar vortex set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is about to bring even harsher arctic blast to nearly 300 million Americans starting this weekend. Maps show where and when the cold front will arrive.

A rare frigid storm brings heavy snow, sleet and ice

Courthouse News Service · 5h

Rare winter storms bring heavy snow across the southern states

The first-ever blizzard warnings were issued near the Texas-Louisiana border Tuesday as Winter Storm Enzo blew through, bringing an estimated five inches of snow to areas in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

Axios on MSN · 13h

Rare Gulf Coast heavy snow to set records in Houston, New Orleans

A once-in-a-generation snowstorm, tied to the polar vortex event across the Lower 48 states, is plastering the Gulf Coast with record-setting snow and ice on Tuesday. Why it matters: This region isn't equipped to cope with heavy snow,

LA Times on MSN · 9h

A rare frigid storm brings heavy snow, sleet and ice to Texas and the northern Gulf Coast

A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights.

Louisiana just got its first ever blizzard warning

Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its first ...

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Louisiana Map Shows Snow Severity from Winter Storm

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to ...

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Live updates: Rare winter storm hitting swaths of the South

The snow storm could hit over a dozen states through Wednesday, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, ...

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‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the U.S. South

The National Weather Service's Lake Charles, Louisiana, office issued its first-ever blizzard warning Tuesday. The NWS' ...

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A rare blizzard blasts the Deep South, as arctic air brings a hard freeze

A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is ...

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Hard Numbers: Ski resort fire in Turkey, Bolton loses Secret Service protections, Putin and Xi hold joint meeting, Historic snow in the South

A devastating fire at Turkey’s Grand Kartal Hotel ski resort killed 76 people and injured scores of others on Tuesday. The ...

Winston-Salem Journal6d

Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies ...

Urgent weather warning for 235m Americans as 'life-threatening' Polar Vortex set to bring brutal winds of -50F

A rare winter storm is set to blanket the southern US in snow and ice as the entire East sees temperatures plunge to their lowest point this winter, bringing 'life-threatening' conditions.

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