This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: When will polar vortex reach Texas? Arctic blast to bring freezing temps on Monday A polar vortex, a weather pattern similar to the ...

This system, driven south by a fluctuation in the polar vortex—a vast low-pressure area circling the Arctic—is expected to send a blast of cold air into Texas as the second week of January begins.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Early morning showers and thunderstorms moved through much of South/Central Texas, delivering several inches of rain to the northern extremity of the Choke Canyon/Lake ...