Polar Vortexes Don’t Care That It’s May

A polar vortex is expected to bring cold air and snow over Mother’s Day weekend.

By Daniel Tucker
DEEP FREEZE
The Chicago Skyline sits as a backdrop as fog drifts across Monroe Harbor in 2014 when a whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a "polar vortex" descended upon the US. Charles Rex Arbogast / ASSOCIATED PRESS
DEEP FREEZE
The Chicago Skyline sits as a backdrop as fog drifts across Monroe Harbor in 2014 when a whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a "polar vortex" descended upon the US. Charles Rex Arbogast / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Polar Vortexes Don’t Care That It’s May

A polar vortex is expected to bring cold air and snow over Mother’s Day weekend.

By Daniel Tucker
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