The Polar Vortex in the upper atmosphere has disintegrated after the intense warming of the stratosphere in mid-March.

Here in the lower Great Lakes Region, we are well-equipped to handle blasts of cold and snow. It’s when the polar vortex sends arctic air into areas that don’t usually receive it that it can ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at 10.7%.

A significant disruption to the polar vortex over far Northern Canada will keep the pattern’s influence locked in our neck of ...

Several days with temperatures of 10-20 degrees below the historical average could be dangerous to plants and ruin outdoor ...

So far this winter season, maximum ice cover peaked at about 52% across the Great Lakes after February's polar vortex brought gripping cold to the region. That number is about the same as the long ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped ... according to the Great Lakes Water Authority. Crews were attempting to isolate ...

"The large polar vortex disruption from the second week of March is ... "A big cool down is on the way especially across the Great Lakes and Northeast, where it will feel more like late February in ...

Early this week, a major cold event will be produced due to its powerful lobe throughout the Northeast and Great Lakes. The Polar Vortex's collapse will cause a major Arctic blast from central ...

"The large polar vortex disruption from the second ... "A big cool down is on the way especially across the Great Lakes and Northeast, where it will feel more like late February in Chicago and ...