(CBN News) – It’s being described as the coldest air in generations. What that means is life-threatening low temperatures expected to shatter records and plunge the Midwest into a deep freeze. It’s all because of the polar vortex. That’s defined by Accuweather as a “large pocket of very cold air, typically the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere, which sits over the polar region during the winter season.”
Well, that air has found its way to the United States. “This is not just ‘Oh, it’s January, it’s getting cold,’ this has been lining up in the preseason and it’s all come together for this extreme event that’s going to be happening in the next four to five days,” meteorologist Joe Bastardi told CBN News. The extreme temperatures started in the upper Midwest on Sunday with the wind chill hitting well below zero. But believe it or not, the worst is yet to come. READ MORE
