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A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming usually affects the Polar Vortex.

Polar vortex could prime atmosphere for spring snowstorms With plenty of cold air in place, the colder pattern during the second half of March could set the stage for springtime snowstorms.

Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the US, seems to be making a comeback for the first time in years; this January was the coldest in the Lower 48 since 1988.

The polar vortex is area of fast-moving winds well above the Earth’s surface and the jet stream that circle the Arctic during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months.