Polar Vortex brings ice and snow chaos across US
ANNAPOLIS: A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations. Frozen rain fell atop several inches of snow that arrived Sunday, which he said “couldn’t have been worse.” “You’ve got to break it up first,” Ross explained. Kansas City International Airport received of 11 inches of snow on Sunday, breaking the previous record for the day of 10.1 inches set in 1962, according to the weather service’s office in Kansas City, Missouri. Severe travel delays were expected to continue Monday as the storm moved into the Mid-Atlantic, where another 6 inches to 12 inches of snow were expected, the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center warned.
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