'Coldest air on Earth' barrels into the US as polar vortex threatens 17 states with deadly freeze

[rangerrebew]

'Coldest air on Earth' barrels into the US as polar vortex threatens 17 states with deadly freeze
Story by Chris Melore, Assistant Science Editor For Dailymail.Com • 19h

The polar vortex flooding into the US is set to deliver the coldest air on Earth to the northern half of the country, threatening millions with more dangerous winter conditions.

Both snow and bitterly cold winds are set to move across the Midwest and Northeast this week, triggering official warnings from Montana and the Dakotas to New York, Pennsylvania, and the New England states today.
 
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued winter weather advisories in 17 states on Wednesday, and forecasters compared the cold air moving down from Canada and Greenland to a 'wrecking ball.'

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/coldest-air-on-earth-barrels-into-the-us-as-polar-vortex-threatens-17-states-with-deadly-freeze/ar-AA1S5SPa?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=693aa759d2d049c5b29cb9a9eb807440&ei=121

[rangerrebew]

Someone has to do something about global warming before it makes even colder air! My snot is freezing from it.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Tire of hearing about this so-called 'Polar Vortex'.

This terminology is used by the climate freaks to intimate it is unnatural.

It is called a Norther and it comes every year.

[DefiantMassRINO]

It's cold in December, oh, the horror!

You know it's polar vortex cold when the steam from snot freezes - ice boogers.

[GtHawk]

It's cold in December, oh, the horror!

You know it's polar vortex cold when the steam from snot freezes - ice boogers.

I would like some cold in SoCal, not freezing but cold, we have been having the damn Santa Ana winds so it has been warm and very dry, but at least the e winds haven’t been to high.

[Free Vulcan]

There's always somewhere on Earth that has the coldest air on the planet, regardless of season. Doesn't mean it's a record though.

The climate change propaganda con job is mind numbing sometimes.

[Smokin Joe]

Oh my! It's supposed to get down to (well, just shy of) 10 below zero...in North Dakota...in December. 

Uff da! It's almost like winter or something. 

 

[MeganC]

-10F is just "Winter".

[DCPatriot]

-10F is just "Winter".

It is, but most of us feel we never got our Indian Summer this year in the mid Atlantic region.

Went from comfortable to freezing Lickety Split.

[MeganC]

It is, but most of us feel we never got our Indian Summer this year in the mid Atlantic region.

Went from comfortable to freezing Lickety Split.

I think our biggest temperature swing was around 80 degrees from one day to the next. One day it was like summer and the next it was snowing!

[Smokin Joe]

-10F is just "Winter".

Yep. Cold, but not real cold if it's calm out. Add a 40 knot wind and it can be unpleasant.

[Smokin Joe]

FYI, the fastest recorded change in temperature was...
"...49°F (27°C) rise in just two minutes in Spearfish, South Dakota, on January 22, 1943. This is also recognized as a world record."

A Chinook rolled in and warmed the town up, fast.

[Wingnut]

There's always somewhere on Earth that has the coldest air on the planet, regardless of season. Doesn't mean it's a record though.

The climate change propaganda con job is mind numbing sometimes.

QFT!

[mountaineer]

Dagnabbit, we're looking at 4" up to 7" of snow by Sunday morning, just in time for our Christmas cantata, so our Christmas cantata has been postponed. They may have to sing without me. Sometimes even a small snow makes it impossible for us to get out onto the main road.

I just hope a snow plow makes it down our road by Monday morning, because I have somewhere to go!

[Sighlass]

Yeah, I might have to actually put in the blocks for the vents to the house today (dangit)... and wrap the outdoor faucets. Not getting above freezing here in my area for day (which is cold for us).

Been watching that Fargo series last couple of days.... Don't see how ya cope with that kind of cold for long.

[Hoodat]

Very windy here in North Alabama.

[Wingnut]

Getting windier here too in the Redneck Riviera  Temps just fell into the 50's

[rangerrebew]

 Winter storm warning map shows state bracing for 56 inches of snow in 3 days
Story by Andrew McCarty • 23h

A blend of unusual weather created the perfect storm for an onslaught of rain to the northwest as Oregon and Washington have been battered with severe flooding.

Residents in Washington began packing up with as many as 100,000 advised to flee rising rivers in the western part of the state as heavy rain continued to pound the area. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a statewide emergency Wednesday, saying, “Lives will be at stake in the coming days.”
 
Flood Warnings Remain in Store for Washington
Earlier this week a forecast predicted the Skagit River to crest at roughly 47 feet (14.3 meters) in the mountain town of Concrete early Thursday, and roughly 41 feet (12 meters) in Mount Vernon early Friday - both records by several feet.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/winter-storm-warning-map-shows-state-bracing-for-56-inches-of-snow-in-3-days/ar-AA1Sk5vz?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=69400a5ff20746e2860521639b139257&ei=75

[rangerrebew]

In uber liberal Washington, there must be a judge who will order the snow to stop!

[rangerrebew]

Winter storm warning shows states getting extra 15 inches of snow
Story by Anne Erickson • 18h

It's been an usually cold and snowy month, and on Sunday, December 14, the National Weather Service issued more winter weather warnings and winter weather advisories across the U.S.

While areas of the Midwest and Northeast are getting especially hit with heavy snowfall and extremely low temperatures, other areas of the country, such as Washington and Oregon, have been dealing with flooding. Now, just when it seemed like the weather was taking a break, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued new winter storm warnings for a handful of areas of the U.S. that are expected to get blasted with another round of snow, up to 15 inches, through Monday.
 
States Expecting Additional Snowfall
According to the NWS alerts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland, and Alaska are expected to get additional snowfall from Sunday, December 14, into Monday, December 15.

Areas of Pennsylvania are looking at an upwards of 12 inches of additional snow, as well as strong winds of 35 to 45 mph. The majority of the snow will fall in western Pennsylvania and the higher elevations of Westmoreland.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/winter-storm-warning-shows-states-getting-extra-15-inches-of-snow/ar-AA1SkJ2l?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=694013362b244806b8e3ecdd2075defa&ei=47

[rangerrebew]

Something has to be done about global warming!  It's making winter miserable!

[Wingnut]

After two days of lows hovering just above freezing here on the Gulf of America we are moving back to our normal weather daytime highs in the high 60's and nighttime lows in the mid 50's.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

What a scam headline.

Those 17 states has nowhere near the coldest temperature on earth.

https://zoom.earth/maps/temperature/#view=80.2,-120.8,4z/model=icon/date=2025-12-13,10:00,-6

[GtHawk]

🤔 I always thought the coldest air on the planet was wrapped around a girl I once* dated.

* meets the the definition of time and numerically….Brrrrrrrrr!

[Atruepatriot]

There's always somewhere on Earth that has the coldest air on the planet, regardless of season. Doesn't mean it's a record though.

The climate change propaganda con job is mind numbing sometimes.

Late to the thread but you are exactly right. What they hide and do not explain is that there are several Cells in our Atmospheric "Hadley" System. And while each Cell has some bleed over into each other Cell next to it each has it's own semi-closed circuit. Just like an A/C unit in each Cell heat is pulled/extracted from one place and and then released in another place in that closed system. So when it is colder than normal in one place it is hotter than normal on the other end of the closed system.

So just like an A/C system heat extraction cools, and heat release heats. It is a constant cycle that moves around the Globe with the seasons. And where each Cell touches another there is blending of those influences. So depending on where one is located Geographically this blending can make for unpredictable weather cycles. And it can never be predicted ever. It controls the winds to sail on and the ocean currents that fight you. The right freeway to take is centuries old common knowledge now and have been charted well.

So to your point you are exactly right. And so are they. The problem is they are not honest about how this really works... and has worked for millions of years...

https://www.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/global-atmospheric-circulations

https://groups.seas.harvard.edu/climate/eli/research/equable/hadley.html

[Wingnut]

🤔 I always thought the coldest air on the planet was wrapped around a girl I once* dated.

* meets the the definition of time and numerically….Brrrrrrrrr!

I think I dated her sister.

[Smokin Joe]

Yeah, I might have to actually put in the blocks for the vents to the house today (dangit)... and wrap the outdoor faucets. Not getting above freezing here in my area for day (which is cold for us).

Been watching that Fargo series last couple of days.... Don't see how ya cope with that kind of cold for long.

Plug in your vehicle at night (to keep the engine warm).
Wear layers, especially an outer one that stops the wind. Function, not fashion.
Keep a pot of soup on, because the added humidity makes the house warmer, and it will warm you, too. I have gotten pretty good at making soup, ant the crock pot gets used a lot in winter.

...and know that winter only lasts six months, summer (and mosquito season) are on the way!