Arctic Air Surges South as Polar Vortex Fuels US Winter Blast

TL;DR
A stretched polar vortex is funneling Arctic air into the United States, setting the stage for a significant winter blast with very cold temperatures and potential snow across parts of the Midwest and Northeast as the pattern unfolds.
- Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast AP News
- Winter Storm Targets 180 Million With Ice, Snow From Texas To Northeast weather.com
- How Much Snow Will We Get? Here’s Where Meteorologists Are Tracking Heavy Snow This Weekend Yahoo
- Forecasters warn of a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm from Texas to the Carolinas AP News
- Weekend WRAL Weather Alert Days: Winter storm watch for NC from Saturday through Monday :: WRAL.com WRAL
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