If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to escape the frigid air this January?” what would you say?

The polar vortex can be a powerful source of winter weather, but it's not the only cause of severe cold and snow in regions better known for warmth and sunshine. The Gulf Coast states are still ...

In recent decades, water temperatures in the Gulf have been increasing faster than average ocean temperatures across the ...

The United States is currently experiencing an intense cold front linked to the so-called Arctic “polar vortex”.  The icy air ...

Part of Mississippi under extreme cold warning after winter storm dropped snow across the Gulf Coast. When will temperatures ...

Some areas of New Orleans and Houston got more than four inches of snow Tuesday morning in a historic winter storm hitting ...

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.

Going into Tuesday, southern Mississippi is expected to get the most snow with Gulfport potentially getting 3-5 inches ... colder than usual thanks to an Arctic air outbreak from the polar vortex that ...

The wintry weather is expected to hit the United States hard, too, starting in the Rockies before sweeping east and potentially as far south as upper Florida ... to as a polar vortex ...

Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell said the chilly temperatures, caused by a polar vortex spinning across ... the Gulf Coast from Texas to the Florida Panhandle,” he said.

RELATED: What is the polar vortex? How it’s responsible for dangerous cold Ronald Reagan had both the warmest and the coldest January inaugurations on record. Reagan began his first term in ...

The coldest weather of the season to date will be due to a phenomenon called a polar vortex, an upper-level jet stream that typically circulates around both the North and South Poles, but can push ...