JERUSALEM, July 11 (Xinhua) -- An international research group has found that extreme cold snaps in the United States are driven by disruptions in a high-altitude Arctic air mass called the polar ...

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The polar vortex is area of fast-moving winds well above the Earth’s surface and the jet stream that circle the Arctic during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months.

The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.

Polar vortex is not a synonym for “cold snap,” according to the Polar Vortex Blog at Climate.gov, and it’s not the only weather pattern to blame for blasts of cold air.

The polar vortex was in play during the 2021 February freeze, which led to the failure of the statewide Texas power grid. Now the current state of the polar vortex is unusually strong.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

As snow begins to cover the Texas Panhandle amid the polar vortex, here's what the state can expect as weather conditions begin to shift.