{"id":140547,"date":"2025-02-20T20:28:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140547"},"modified":"2025-02-20T20:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:28:07","slug":"arctic-deep-freeze-engulfs-us-as-230-million-shiver-under-sting-of-polar-vortex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140547","title":{"rendered":"Arctic deep freeze engulfs US as 230 million shiver under sting of polar vortex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-ujlr7f8j0fsy2v41\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37931766052\/320\/179\/5677jpv1vsuutqwj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37931766052\/640\/358\/5677jpv1vsuutqwj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37931766052\/768\/432\/5677jpv1vsuutqwj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37931766052\/1536\/864\/5677jpv1vsuutqwj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37931766052\/992\/558\/5677jpv1vsuutqwj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37931766052\/1984\/1116\/5677jpv1vsuutqwj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37931766052\/992\/558\/5677jpv1vsuutqwj.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a lobe of the polar vortex that is bringing extreme cold to the hundreds of millions across the Lower 48 and record extreme cold.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a lobe of the polar vortex that is bringing extreme cold to the hundreds of millions across the Lower 48 and record extreme cold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>KANSAS CITY, Mo. <\/strong>\u2013 The arctic outbreak that has enveloped the central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.<\/a> is hitting its peak Thursday as frigid temperatures continue to spread south and east across the nation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/wind-chill-freeze-extreme-cold-weather-alerts-changed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extreme Cold Warnings<\/a> and Cold Weather Advisories are posted for a vast swath of the country, stretching from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> and eastward beyond the Mississippi River to northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> and parts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeast<\/a>. The sheer scale of the cold is staggering, with 230 million Americans experiencing temperatures below freezing.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2200267110.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2200267110.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2200267110.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2200267110.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2200267110.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2200267110.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2200267110.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"People walk along Michigan Avenue as temperatures hovered in the single-digits on February 17, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">People walk along Michigan Avenue as temperatures hovered in the single-digits on February 17, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The majority of our country has temperatures that are significantly below average for this time of year,&#8221; FOX Weather Meteorologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/person\/m\/britta-merwin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britta Merwin<\/a> said. &#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wind<\/a>, combined with the cold, just sucks up all your energy. You don&#8217;t even want to get out of bed in this type of weather.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-does-wind-chill-mean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wind chill<\/a> values in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/montana\/glasgow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a>, Montana, plunged to -51 degrees Thursday morning as similar life-threatening cold blanketed neighboring states. Major cities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/missouri\/kansas-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/missouri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missouri<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/nebraska\/omaha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omaha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nebraska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/iowa\/des-moines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Des Moines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/iowa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/minnesota\/minneapolis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minneapolis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/minnesota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota<\/a>, all experienced wind chills below -20 degrees.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/frostbite-temperature-stages-causes-severe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHAT DOES FROSTBITE DO TO YOUR BODY? HERE ARE THE GORY DETAILS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Coldest%20US%20Wind%20Chills%20Now.png\"\/><figcaption>A look at the coldest wind chills in the U.S.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/figcaption><hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Records are expected to shatter as temperatures drop into the teens across the southern Plains and below zero from the central Plains to the northern border and Upper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/midwest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Midwest<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/FRI%20Potential%20Record%20Lows.png?v4\"\/><figcaption>A look at the potential record lows on Friday morning.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Cities such as Kansas City, Missouri; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/kansas\/wichita\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wichita<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/kansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kansas<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/oklahoma-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/texas\/dallas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas<\/a>, Texas, are experiencing their coldest temperatures since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/great-texas-freeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 arctic outbreak<\/a>. This level of cold this far south is increasing the risk of frozen and burst pipes and water mains.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/detroit-michigan-water-main-flood-rescues-weather-freeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE IT: FRIGID TEMPS ADD TO CHALLENGE AS WATER MAIN BREAK FLOODS DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2199866663.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2199866663.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2199866663.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2199866663.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2199866663.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2199866663.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2199866663.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Brycandis Clardy, bundled up in a thick scarf and a bright red coat, stands for a portrait as heavy snow falls on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Kansas City.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Brycandis Clardy, bundled up in a thick scarf and a bright red coat, stands for a portrait as heavy snow falls on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Kansas City Star \/ Contributor \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-the-polar-vortex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polar vortex<\/a> outbreaks are not uncommon, especially in the northern and central Plains, this late-February arrival is particularly intense, pushing conditions to dangerous extremes, the FOX Forecast Center said. The widespread exposure poses significant risks, even for brief periods <a href=\"https:\/\/foxweather.com\/category\/outdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outdoors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/Wide%20Cold%20Weather%20Alerts.png?v2\"\/><figcaption>A look at the cold weather alerts through Friday.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The dangerously cold air reached the Gulf Coast and South Texas, where wake-up temperatures on Thursday were in the 20s. The FOX Forecast Center said the same is expected for Friday morning, noting that nearly every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate<\/a> site along the Gulf Coast will challenge its daily record-low temperature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div data-v-b8684aba=\"\">\n<div class=\"freeform-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/media.foxweather.com\/weather\/South%20Current%20Temperature%20Chill.png?v2\"\/>A look at temperatures and wind chills right now.<br \/><strong>(FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Friday will see the deep freeze continue to expand through the Southeast. Cities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/tennessee\/memphis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memphis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/alabama\/birmingham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/foxweather.com\/category\/alabama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/georgia\/macon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/foxweather.com\/category\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a>; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/south-carolina\/charleston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/foxweather.com\/category\/south-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina<\/a>, among others, may all set new daily low temperature records for Feb. 21.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Temperatures will begin to moderate on Saturday before a major warmup commences on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/cold-temperature-outbreak-records-thursday-friday\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a lobe of the polar vortex that is bringing extreme cold to the hundreds of millions across the Lower 48 and record extreme cold. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140547\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}