Life-threatening cold expected as polar vortex stretches across U.S.


By Xia Lin
  • World
  • Tuesday, 18 Feb 2025

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern United States over the weekend, killing at least 10 people, including nine victims in Kentucky who died during flooding from heavy rains.

The National Weather Service warned of "life-threatening cold" into Tuesday, with temperatures in northeastern Montana predicted to dip as low as 45 degrees below zero (-42.78 degrees Celsius) with wind chills down to 60 degrees below zero (-51.11 degrees Celsius).

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