'Life-Threatening Cold' Polar Vortex Dips Into US
After winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, harsh weather moved west Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern plains.
Harsh weather moved west Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people, including nine victims in Kentucky who died during flooding from heavy rains.
The National Weather Service warned of "life-threatening cold" into Tuesday, with temperatures in northeastern Montana predicted to dip as low as 45 degrees below zero (-42.7 degrees Celsius) with wind chills down to 60 below (-51 degrees Celsius).