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'Polar vortex' Pushes Subzero Temps into Midwest-Coldest It's Been In Two Decades
AP Via Yahoo News ^ | January 6, 2014 | TAMMY WEBBER and KERRY LESTER

Posted on 01/06/2014 4:39:39 AM PST by lbryce

It hasn't been this cold for almost two decades in many parts of the country.

A whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a "polar vortex" descended Monday into much of the U.S., pummeling parts of the country with a dangerous cold that could break decades-old records with wind chill warnings stretching from Montana to Alabama.

For a big chunk of the Midwest, the subzero temperatures were moving in behind another winter wallop: more than a foot of snow and high winds that made traveling treacherous. Officials closed schools in cities including Chicago, St. Louis and Milwaukee and warned residents to stay indoors and avoid the frigid cold altogether.

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To: SWAMPSNIPER

It must be so hot up north that all the cold air is trying to escape!!!!


That is their tortured logic...............


41 posted on 01/06/2014 6:18:35 AM PST by PeterPrinciple
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Thanks lbryce.
42 posted on 01/06/2014 6:27:59 AM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Don’t laugh. Some version thereof might very well end up part of some upcoming announcement, to be released as soon as they make it back from being stuck in the Antartic ice.


43 posted on 01/06/2014 7:02:54 AM PST by lbryce (Obama:The Worst is Yet To Come)
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To: lbryce

Schools are closed statewide here in Minnesota. I’m just west of Minneapolis. These are the current conditions from the NWS:

-20°F

-29°C

Humidity64%
Wind SpeedW 16 G 20 mph
Barometer30.28 in
Dewpoint-28°F (-33°C)
Visibility3.00 mi
Wind Chill-46°F (-43°C)

Last Update on 6 Jan 8:55 am CST

Brrrrrr...


44 posted on 01/06/2014 7:15:54 AM PST by mplsconservative (Barack Hussein 0bama has American blood on HIS hands!)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
I’ve never heard of a Polar Vortex, it’s weird but interesting, none the less.

VISUAL AIDS.

Earth Wind Map

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45 posted on 01/06/2014 7:16:50 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
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To: mesoman7

I want to ship it back to Fairbanks from Indiana.
Once a decade or so is enough to remind me what it’s like LOL.


46 posted on 01/06/2014 7:19:38 AM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: lbryce

Has anyone but me noticed that the enemedia is now reporting the “Wind Chill” instead of the actual temperature? Makes it sound more horrific I guess.


47 posted on 01/06/2014 7:33:57 AM PST by anoldafvet (If you think the government is capable of taking care of you, just look at the indian tribes)
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To: anoldafvet

The whole goal is to promote the “crisis” aspect which of course demands more government to “handle” it.


48 posted on 01/06/2014 7:35:57 AM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: lbryce

Vortex? Just another Siberian Express or Alberta Clipper to me.

Must keep the ignorant ignorant with new words for old storms.


49 posted on 01/06/2014 8:13:51 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: anoldafvet

Just came in from checking the cows here in

northern mid-Tn.Feel sorry for them bunched up

trying to stay warm.Filled the bird feeder.

Gonna try to find me a face mask at Wally in a bit.

I`m wishing for some climate change big time.brrrr


50 posted on 01/06/2014 8:27:15 AM PST by Harold Shea (RVN `70 - `71)
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To: lbryce

1886

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dtx/1886-1974.php

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/snowstorms-in-the-south-an-historical-perspective

1880
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/story/2011/08/Little-House-author-right-on-1880s-winter/50065682/1

http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/history/robinson/liii.txt

1888
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Blizzard

http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/14/arts/recalling-the-blizzard-of-1888.html

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/the-great-blizzard-of-1888-americas-greatest-snow-disaster

1890
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am485_98/hall/bust.html

“The burst began on December 16,1890 with a severe snow storm that dumped three feet of snow on the Roanoke Valley. It caused “at least one death when the roof of the railway machine shops caved in and thousands of dollars in property damage” (Gladden 21)

http://books.google.com/books?id=eeM_AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=1890s+snow+storms&source=bl&ots=5RAMv5dQgy&sig=SrvwHEaQybh4nC5-pNMUWSRGHlA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u9nKUqWHB4HM2QWZ04CYDQ&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=1890s%20snow%20storms&f=false


51 posted on 01/06/2014 8:34:54 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: Harold Shea

What affect does this cold have on the radiation coming from Japan?


52 posted on 01/06/2014 8:37:02 AM PST by angcat
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
The 10 inches of snow that fell on Friday is gone and tomorrow we will be in the single digits for a high.
I’ve never heard of a Polar Vortex, it’s weird but interesting, none the less.

Polar Vortex? Perhaps Hollywood can make a movie about this phenomenon.

Ooops...already been made:

I'm hoping the Polar Vortex remains through the Super Bowl. Serves the NFL right for moving it to NY/NJ.

53 posted on 01/06/2014 8:47:18 AM PST by Night Hides Not (For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
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To: angcat
What affect does this cold have on the radiation coming from Japan?

Ice cubes that glow in the dark?

54 posted on 01/06/2014 8:49:21 AM PST by Night Hides Not (For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
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To: Night Hides Not

LOL :o)


55 posted on 01/06/2014 8:50:49 AM PST by angcat
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To: lbryce

our temp late tonite - NJ - is expected to be 4 degrees


56 posted on 01/06/2014 10:22:15 AM PST by Wuli
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To: lbryce

It’s predicted to hit 20f here in St. Augustine.


57 posted on 01/06/2014 11:36:08 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: Mygirlsmom
Sorry I missed your question. Had to leave for work.

Davenport schools were closed today for a scheduled holiday. They have announced that schools will be closed tomorrow because of the dangerous temps.

58 posted on 01/06/2014 3:33:48 PM PST by 2111USMC (Aim Small Miss Small)
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