DoomsdaysCWUm, #IceStorms predicted for #CentralUS and #SoutheastUS. Luckily, folks in #Maine only have to deal with 16 inches of snow (!!!). But still. My heart goes out to anyone who is unhoused and can't find shelter -- wherever they are. And, well, #FEMACuts and cuts to #SocialServices and #FoodBanks are NOT helping the situation!
Winter reawakens as the #PolarVortex unlocks a blast of cold air into #NewEngland
The #ArcticAir is coming back with a vengeance, surging south through the second half of January.
By Dave Epstein
Updated January 17, 2026, 7:00 a.m.
Excerpt: "For those of you who might think the winter cold is over, think again. We are about to enter very cold territory for an extended time, starting around Tuesday, thanks to the polar vortex again.
The polar jet stream, which is affected by the polar vortex above it, has become quite wavy, allowing Arctic air to infiltrate the United States over the next two weeks.
"An initial surge of cold air has already been blasting parts of the Central and Southern United States. Florida saw 30-degree weather on Friday, triggering freeze warnings in the area."
Read more:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/17/metro/polar-vortex-northeast-cold-new-england/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/j3SAX
#ExtremeCold #ExtremeWx #USWx #NortheastUS #CentralUS #SouthernUS #FreezeWarnings #Florida #StayWarm
Triple #PolarVortex to plunge #CentralUS and #EasternUS into Arctic cold through mid-December
The first cold snap is happening this week.
Kate Murphy, Reporter
Thu, December 4, 2025
"Three rounds of cold Arctic air from a shifting polar vortex are expected to plunge much of the central and eastern U.S. into a cold snap in the coming weeks, meteorologists say. The first wave of the triple whammy of winter weather is happening this week.
" 'The week will end with some of the coldest air of the season so far, as a front advances from the Midwest into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic,' said Renee Duff, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.
"Meteorologists forecast two more blasts of frigid temperatures for millions of people over the next two weeks.
" 'A displacement of the polar vortex is allowing Arctic air to seep into the central and eastern U.S.,' Duff explained. 'A second cold outbreak is in the forecast next week, and a third round of frigid air is likely during the middle of the month.'
When will the cold air arrive?
"Brutally cold temperatures hit portions of the Midwest on Thursday morning, while the northern mid-Atlantic and New England will feel the freeze on Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
" 'The outbreak this week will be the first of probably three such rounds with it,' said AccuWeather’s lead long-range meteorologist, Paul Pastelok. 'Another cold blast is likely next week and a third the week after that.'
How cold will it get?
" 'Low temperatures in the negative single digits and teens for the #Midwest and single digits and teens for the northern #MidAtlantic/#NewEngland may challenge several daily record low temperatures,' the NWS said."
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Did #climatechange supercharge the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ #storm pummeling the #centralUS?
https://grist.org/climate/climate-change-supercharge-storm-atmosphere-gulf/
formuchdeliberationForecasters have warned of historic flooding in the central US this week, anticipating multiple bouts of heavy rainfall and extreme thunderstorms...
#extremeweather #centralus #flooding #thunderstorms #heavyrainfall #weatherforecast #historicflooding #meteorology
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/flooding/be-ready-to-move-quickly-to-higher-ground-forecaster-delivers-ominous-warning-of-1-in-1-000-year-flood-coming-for-central-us
#extremeweather #centralus #flooding #thunderstorms #heavyrainfall #weatherforecast #historicflooding #meteorology
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/flooding/be-ready-to-move-quickly-to-higher-ground-forecaster-delivers-ominous-warning-of-1-in-1-000-year-flood-coming-for-central-us
