Polar Vortex Keeps Much Of The US In Its Icy Grip

BROOKLYN, NY, UNITED STATES – 2021/02/07: A view of Brooklyn snow covered streets. Brooklyn got blanketed in snow as Winter Storm Peggy rolled up the snow-weary East Coast on Sunday, threatening to pound some areas with a foot of snow just a week after a powerful Nor’easter blitzed parts of the region with two feet of snow. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Much of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is keeping an area stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the coast of Maine in its frigid grip. By Monday, the wintry weather had made many roads treacherous, forced school closures, and caused widespread power outages and flight cancellations. Road conditions began deteriorating Sunday in several Midwestern states, with forecasts calling for harsh conditions to spread eastward in the coming days. In Indiana, the National Guard was activated to help stranded motorists. The storm is expected to bring bitter cold to the entire Eastern Seaboard.