As winter’s icy grip tightens across the United States, a particularly intense polar vortex outbreak has taken hold, plunging regions into dangerously cold temperatures. The FOX Forecast Center has warned of the widespread exposure to these extreme conditions, posing significant risks to individuals venturing outdoors, even for short periods of time.
The frigid air from the Arctic has pushed its way southward, reaching as far as the Gulf Coast and South Texas, where residents woke up to temperatures in the chilling twenties on Thursday. The FOX Forecast Center predicts a continuation of these bone-chilling conditions into Friday morning, with nearly every climate site along the Gulf Coast expected to challenge its daily record-low temperature.
The deep freeze is set to expand further through the Southeast on Friday, with cities like Memphis, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; Macon, Georgia; and Charleston, South Carolina, among others, likely to establish new daily low temperature records for February 21st. The population of over 230 million in the affected regions find themselves shivering under the sharp sting of the polar vortex.
Although the cold snap remains relentless, a glimmer of relief is expected as temperatures begin to moderate on Saturday, paving the way for a significant warmup starting on Sunday. The nation braces itself as the Arctic deep freeze tightens its grip, leaving millions in its frosty embrace.
