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Polar Vortex - The Sequel: Coming To A Frozen US City Near You
Just when everyone thought the infamous polar vortex is gone (if not quite forgotten, having dipped the temperatures in some part of the US to sub-Martian levels), it's baaaack. Sky News reports that America is set to be hit by another blast from the polar vortex although this time Niagara falls may not freeze, as temperatures are likely to be higher than last week's extreme conditions. "The polar plunge is expected to move south from Canada, bringing colder air and sub-zero temperatures to the US this week. Forecasters say it will sweep over the lower Mississippi Valley and Midwest on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then hit the East on Thursday. The main thrust of the cold air will follow up a couple of days later."
"Following the retreat of Arctic air this weekend, waves of progressively colder air will move southward over Canada this week," said Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather.com's lead long-range forecaster. "We will likely see a piece of the polar vortex break off and set up just north of the Great Lakes spanning January 16 to 20.
"This next main arctic blast will not rival, nor will be as extensive as the event last week."
Many areas are still recovering from last week's polar vortex, which saw the mercury plunge to -12C (11F) in New York City and -24C in Chicago.
A Coast Guard cutter was brought in to keep shipping lanes open, but the ice was too thick to break in places.
Residents have flocked to the river banks to take pictures of the polar conditions.
Rick Wilson, from Yardley, Pennsylvania, told an ABC TV station: "Incredible. I came down here just to take pictures of this. My grandchildren would not believe this. This looks like something you'd find in Antarctica."
Sky News weather producer Jo Robinson said: "After a milder spell, plunges of cold air are expected later in the week. “The first is expected across parts of Canada, the Midwest and eastern parts of the US over the next few days. "More significant cold air will affect those areas by the weekend, but thankfully it doesn’t look to be as cold as last week."
Of course, what is bad news for anyone who needs to buy heating at surge pricing, is great news for apologists of bad economic data, because don't look now, but January employment numbers just became "meaningless" and if the BLS issues another disappointing jobs report on the first Friday of February, it will be the weather's fault. And, "logically", if the report is great, it will be entirely due to the recovery.
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Damn, and to think this happened in winter too.
Its a perfect excuse to un-taper!
Weather Channel bitchez be trippin'.
Where's Flakmeister and his theories?
Never let a Polar Vortex crisis go to waste.
Martial Law and FEMA Camp detention in 0...1...2...3...
(It's for the children!)
no worries, the church of climatology will save the planet:
http://www.deesillustration.com/artwork.asp?item=494&cat=satire
Everyone should build an alter to the Great Divine Al Gore, light candles, and send as much money as you have in your bank account to Al Gore's Church of Climate Change, tax deductible.
I'll just fire up the snowblower and let it idle all day.
MOAR inconvenient truth?
Al Gore getting a Nobel Prize for acting in a movie about climatology is akin to Mark Hamill getting a Nobel Prize for acting in a movie about astronomy.
HH, you flatter him..
I think is moar like Pee Wee Herman getting a Nobel for Quantum Mechanics.
Getting near 40F around 42N 88W..
I’m out to the deck to catch some rays.
Think of it this way.
When there's no fucking excuse, they blame the weather.
Now that the economy still remains sick and soft, smelly and a disaster, just you wait to see the really new shitty statistics.
LOL
They've done went and run outa excuses, dumbfucks!
Global Warming no Climate Change no
It is Climate Inequality , there we go, this is climate inequality and Barack Hussein Obama is organizing the Obamabots to put a stop to it. They have come up with the solution, they are going to need more money from the citizens, there will have to be moar taxes to stop this climate inequality that has gotten out of control.
You are on to something there…
Accordingly, the closer you get to the ideal temperature, the higher your taxes should be.
Everyone in San Diego should pay a one-time net worth tax of 50%
"CLIMATE JUSTICE" = REDISTRIBUTION OF SNOW. It was never about mon-ay. THIS WEATHER IS UNJUST. WE DEMAND CLIMATE FAIRNESS. IT'S NOT FAIR.
"POLAR VORTEX" sounds grittier than "MANBEARPIG." Nobody laughs at "POLAR VORTEX."
Coming soon: "MID-LATITUDE MAELSTROM."
that's what's weird about it. It's just freezing cold. not a lot of snow. i've driven in that weather in Alberta...VERY dangerous. beware of frozen pipes.
What is your region? I visited parts of BC, Alberta and Ontario this winter and saw snow like I haven't seen since the 70s.
Next they'll blame zero hedge.
Nobel prizes-
Strangely enough, I predict -with utmost sincerity- that Homer Simpson will be awarded the Nobel Prize for Mathematics within this decade.
He nearly disproved Fermat's last theorem you know.
Fuckin' climate change! Al Gore was right, it's getting hotter.
It the gubmint's fault: If the INS would patrol the borders like they're supposed to, the evil vortex wouldn't be allowed to come into the USSA.
HOaf,
they ain't my theories and what is happening used to be called a normal winter in '70s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asesblfb4zI
Polar blasts in the Lower 48, and yet we have had a relatively mild winter so far in Alaska, as well as last June and July breaking all records for heat.
GIVE US OUR COLD AIR BACK!
SOmebody left the damn fridge door open again.
"Here we go again... AGAIN..." - Speed Tuggman
Polar amplification sure is a bitch.
I wonder if the Polar Vortex will affect this years orange crop forecasts for the fcoj futures?
Beeks?
Not to worry. They spray all the citrus trees with water thereby allowing ice to form on the citrus fruit which amazingly protects the trees and the fruit from damage.
Of course the amount of water needed to save the fruit draws down the aquifer level to the point where large sinkholes open up swallowing houses all over the citrus growing area.
Speaking of swallowing.......did ya hear the one about Obama and Reggie Love?
They spray warm water that doesnt freeze numpty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRi0FT8uYMY
and to stay unemployed....
If this happened in June does it mean we can call it global warming?
Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice.
Yes, right on the tree. Damnit!
We have Global Warming here West of the Rockies.
Peculiar statement if taken literally...
He's smack dab in the middle of a tropical vortex!
Fukushima Vortex
One of by air, two if by sea
Totally, Spaz. If this isn't Global Warming (cue creepy sounds), what is?
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/San+Jose+CA+USCA0993:1:US
p.s. we need rain, badly. Pray to the raingods and do the raindance. Otherwise we're back to getting tickets for watering your lawn and washing your car, etc.
Yesterday no chemtrails over my area.
Go out today and they're crisscrossing the sky with their fantastic cloud show.
All we need now are some lasers, Ecstasy, and glow sticks and every thing will be COOL again!
Where are you, PE?
Trails several days ago, heavy. Today, none
I liked the no-rain thing if only because my son and I are building him a treehouse this month. Weekends have been flawless perfect-o. And the BikeParty rides have been massive!
But yeah this summer we're going to be in for a lot of suckness. The downtown beaver family will have to rent a condo when shit dries up.
Happy treehouse building!
It's been a busy last few months with work & dealing with things, so skateboarding has unfortunately been put on the backburner. This beautiful weather is too good to pass up - I plan on skating everyday again like I used to until the rain comes (early to work, early to skate, makes a day long and great). We need in NorCal what we got in '05 last, an entire month (March it was back then) of non-stop rain.
As my dad would say "It's dryer then a popcorn fart around here". Almost no snow in the Sierra and if that does not change it's going to be a nasty fire season.
I believe that is Fukashima fallout keeping you taosty and warm.........
it's not that bad if you burn bankers in oil drums for heat, in time spring will arrive and the world will be less a few bankers
win - win
The sell side whores on CNBS have to be orgasmic...another weather event to blame poor retail sales and job numbers on next month. Party on, Garth!
WTF? You mean CNBS is still on the air? Who in their right mind even watches that BS channel anymore? They must be running on fumes as far as viewers are concerned.
As for the topic, jsut checked the weather channel online. Does not look like that cold is going to hit here in mid Oklahoma. 50's and above the next ten days. Thursday 61, Sunday 63. Yesterday was 74. Nice! Spent most of the day outdoors, cleaning vehicles and smoking Big Ol Stogies, whilst sipping on some Jim Beam Devil's Cut bourbon. ;-)
Cold weather in January....everybody run for your lives!!!
Shit, when I was little we used to call this "winter."
I can remember waiting till it got above 0 so my mom would let me go skating. Below zero was too cold, 1 degree, fine.
pods
It's called winter in Canada too...
...until it crosses the border, then it's a polar vortex.
I'm guessing a polar vortex is way more worse than the yearly winter storms the US has been having for centuries.
Here's an interesting link in regards to geo-engineering...some good info to be had.
http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/
I've personally noticed a significant increase in chemtrails over Phoenix, AZ in the last 3-4 months. I'm getting tired of these bright, silver-colored manufactured skies. Sadly, it probably won't be too long before my kids start asking, "why isn't the sky blue?"
Watt's Up With That has the meteorology behind things" http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/01/13/its-the-circumpolar-vortex-not-the... They are known as Rosby waves.
When I was a kid, they used to simply say... "It's cold".
Bunch of sensationalistic drama queens.
We could also dig through the January snow, and the December snow, to get to the November snow on the bottom
I always knew these as "Alberta Clippers", right?
I thought the Pole-er Vortex was Obama's sphincter
Hmm, guess the weather folks no longer wanna give Putin any more credit for "The Siberian Express." :>D
I for one am thankful for global warming cuz it's the only thing that's keeping me from FREEZING FU$KIN TO DEATH! Ice age anyone?
I blame Al Gore shrinking his carbon footprint by planting trees to compensate for his lifestyle. His plan is working too well and now it's cold in the winter.
Goddammit, Canada, cut it out! Time to build a giant wall with thermostatically controlled vents, open in the summer, closed in the winter.
We know the wall doesn't work....only the Jaeger program stops these lizardly fucks in their tracks.
That movie sucked.
Yeah it did.
Just run those wind farms in reverse, as motors.
We love global warming here northwest of the Rockies!!!!
Of course, with tits like those, a little global cooling helps the nipples stand out.
Damn Canadians, I bet if we nuked 'em they would stop this polar vortex crap.
due to NAFTA,
the Canadians are required to share their weather with the US.
still abnormally warm over here :)
I love this new climate thanks to global warming :)
KEEP HUMMERING AMERICA!! WE LOVE IT!!!
GO LONG BEN & JERRY'S!!!
GO WIDE BEN & JERRY'S!!!
Rock salt and kerosene heaters in exchange for your 90% silver... anyone?
Son of a motherfuckin bitch.
Global cooling, lol
Ha, suckers. It's 10C/50F in Spokane in the middle of January. This is one of the warmest years ever.
Check the main story at WUWT website if you want to understand why. You're also having a drought there too no?
Drought in the Palause? Not good for Legumes.
Because the main current of the jet stream went over and around you this year. Right now it's north of central British Columbia, but south of Tallahasse. Hmmmmm, why the fuck is that? Also of note is that places like Nebraska are in continential interiors and thus don't get a moderating influence from oceans (though on the other side of the Cascades you get less than, say, Seattle or Vancouver or even Anchorage). If you're not by an ocean you're going to get baked in summers and freeze in winters. How people fail to understand weather patters and how they're influenced by basic geography is beyond me. Maybe we need more private schools so that people can understand that weather patterns curve rather than follow linear lines of lattitude. Amazing.
Cant they just pray it away like they did with the drought... oh wait.. Its not question will climate change happen, its already happening (yes we can argue which causes it, solarwinds, co2 etc.) and soon govs. start to take action on adapting (trying to slow it down has been a joke), which can create alot of money making opportunities (other than made up virtual currencies).
Fuck this shit.
I just got all the salt off my car from the last one.
Long car washes and salt miners
Let's just recreate a new carbon credit ponzi system to make this all go away.
/sarc
Now 40 seems like a heatwave. They should have left the global warming researchers on the ship.
I'll bet they didn't bother taking any new ice core samples.
They took the time to do some other coring practices in the staterooms. They weren't on an ice breaker, but rather a sort of small reinforced cruise ship.
rothschild and his fabian society satanic hench men want you dead.
you fuckers are not die ing yet.
please die.
ass soon as we get the population down all us rich old men can play with the pick of the girly crop 10 girlfriends each all chosen for fitness youth attaction and allure.
while you are waiting to be analised and die dutch can tell you about weather weapons with names like haarp.
http://www.youtube.com/user/dutchsinse
Slow news day huh.
Funny, we used to call them Alberta Clippers, now its a
*drum roll*
POLAR VORTEX!!!
Amazing...just like TWC naming snowstorms. Local sports stations has been naming Snownamis for years mocking the "weather terrorists"...then they actually started naming them.
I'm with you Mop - giving names to storms that produce accumulations of snow is so fucking dumb you'd think that Obama thought of it and wrote it into an executive order.
I want to know . . . .a) Who thought of naming winter storms and b) who was that person's boss? They should both be fired and, well, I guess that will be enough. There's no reason to be spiteful. I just can't see myself in 15 years saying, "Boy, remember Winter Storm Ben that came in November. That was a bitch. What year was that again?"
That fcuker Bernanke's up to summut, keep feel it in my bones. Second attempt at freezing our assets.
This has going on for centuries, either US or Northern Europe has cold/warm winters. It has to do with the jet-streams I´ve leranerd. Scandinavia has had the warmest winter for a long time, first snow in Stockholm 10¨th of Jan wich is extreeme, while US has been hit hard with winter. Next year it might be our turn....
In New England we used to call this phenomenon The Montreal Express. Happens 15 times a winter.
And so long as it stayed up there nobody noticed.
Please, on Wall Street. Please: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E87raPj9m0A
Say it with me, bitchez,
Vortex...VORTEX...VORTEX !!! (now chug a can of beer and smash it on your forehead)
Cold weather means you don't have to buy ice for the kegger.
Right MopW, before we simply called it winter,
today media name every event "the russian snow cannon", "super winter" or "diastrous snowfall" .... media hype
Illegals from the south, cold air from the north. The US needs some new neighbors
It reminds me of the Carlin bit (I think it was Carlin, but I'm not sure). "What are we worried about - we can't get invaded from the south, they're all here already. And Canada, our Salvation Army could take them."
Cold weather during winter? Surely you jest.
I'll take any excuse not to work that I can get.
I'm in Los Angeles and if Pittsburgh is frozen well I'm from Pittsburgh and I'm not workin.
And in the two cities you mention, neither is anyone else.
Hahahaha!!!!!!! ;-)
Cold weather - well that should send the economy into recession according to the MSM.
Happy New Year Tylers!!!
http://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2014/01/07/time-magazine-swings-both-ways/
Time goes both ways huh, i'll bet .. But, but its different this time its for your own good, submit bitchez...
I saw a map like this in a video game years ago. That purplish area is most certainly a frost witch. You must slay her with a runic sword or the land will freeze forever.
Don't you need to already have the Sword of a Thousand Truths though?
Sky News is fucked--our local forecast has no information about another Polar Vortex.
So just like last week, we'll hear all the limp wristed, agreeable lesbians with penises telling us from every media outlet available that if we go out in this killer cold, we'll freeze solid in 10 minutes!
Weakness. This past Monday it took me about an hour, hour-fifteen to shovel my damn 40 yard driveway. -12, with probably 15 mph winds. I had to get back in the truck a couple times (which was running) and warm my hands but damn son! I wasn't fucking having fun, but it was a long damn way from killing me.
Even the wife fell for the incessant propaganda, was pissy because "I was going out in that". Trouble is, work still needs done, people live in worse, all over the world and the fucking nudicorn horn blowers from The Weather Channel sure as hell weren't going to show up and do it.
Have you considered wearing gloves?
I use a 743 bobcat cranked way up to keep GAIA warm. It's a pleasure and yep I wear gloves while I do it.
LOL, thanks Flak, I'll give those a whirl when this next killer storm blows in!
honestly, that wind was HARSH. My eyelids would freeze together momentarily when I blinked. I actually worked a sweat, my tee shirt was soaked by the time I was done and probably the last 1/2 I no longer had trouble with my hands, had enough core temp and blood flowing that I didn't need to stop to warm them.
I didn't wear my polypros, knew I would be right back inside when done, but I've worn them hunting in 8 degree weather and they will save your monkey ass in weather this bad, since they wick away moisture. Cotton will freeze your ass for sure. All you preppers out there, take some advice and get a set of base layer poly long underwear and a set of the ECWCS long handles to go over them. Poly sock liners with wool socks are the bomb, too, i wore those with a pair of Bates goretex winter desert boots and was good to go.
I have heavy wool gloves with mitten flaps lined with Thinsulate, Good balance between versatility and warmth, with the mitten flaps open fingers are only exposed to the second knuckle but you can still do fine manipulation...
Flak knows cold and how to deal with it...
hey the weather is great here in socal but i dont see any new construction
brrrr... are there any more Coronas left?
They say the last Ice Age began/ended in as little as a year. Im glad I saved all my cold weather stuff whn I moved to AZ from CO. The vortex has been bad here...only getting up to about 70 or so during the day...
Bankers lick railroad tracks. If only.
Yawn! Really? It's cold in winter? Whodathunkit!
We are truly a boring species.
No we are a species where the true believers in evolution as the source of the species would have us believe evolutio n and adaptation cannot save us unless THEY take control..
Do not fuck with Eurasia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sura_Ionospheric_Heating_Facility
In other words, we have typical January weather. We also had the traditional January thaw today, with NY temperature hitting 64 degrees farenheit.
Well I don't know about you guys, but to me this proves it once and for all......it's all caused by global warming. Yep, you skeptics just can't see the evidence right in front of your noses, your very cold, frost-bitten noses.