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Historic Freeze - Polar Vortex Could Break Temperature Records

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Sat, 2014-01-04 11:08 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Greg Mauch uses a shovel to clear several inches of snow from her sidewalk in Detroit, Jan. 2, 2014.
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abcnews.com - Associated Press - by Carson Walker - January 4, 2014

It has been decades since parts of the Midwest experienced a deep freeze like the one expected to arrive Sunday, with potential record-low temperatures heightening fears of frostbite and hypothermia even in a region where residents are accustomed to bundling up.

This "polar vortex," as one meteorologist calls it, is caused by a counterclockwise-rotating pool of cold, dense air. The frigid air, piled up at the North Pole, will be pushed down to the U.S., funneling it as far south as the Gulf Coast.

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Sat, 2014-01-04 11:18 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - Twitter Updates from Meteorologist, Ryan Maue

Sat, 2014-01-04 15:37 — Kathy Gilbeaux

cdc.gov

When temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying warm and safe can be a challenge.  Click on the links below for helpful information from the CDC.

Winter Weather -Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/index.asp

Serious health problems can result from prolonged exposure to the cold such as hypothermia and frostbite.

Hypothermia
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/staysafe/hypothermia.asp

Frostbite
http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/staysafe/frostbite.asp

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