A polar vortex is unleashing extreme winter weather across the United States, affecting millions with dangerous cold, heavy snowfall, and treacherous icy conditions. The US National Weather Service (NWS) and its Weather Prediction Center (WPC) have issued warnings of a major winter storm that is expected to bring hazardous weather to much of the

Meteorologists have issued a winter storm warning for parts of northeast Kansas this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter weather warning around 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 3 for multiple areas in Kansas for the weekend of Jan.

A blizzard warning is in effect for parts of Kansas and Missouri, with up to 14 inches of snow, 50 mph wind gusts, and icy roads creating hazardous conditions. Numerous accidents, including a multi-vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike,

The watch was hoisted for the whole region Sunday night into Monday given the potential of significant snowfall. Cold today and Sunday in the leadup.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a winter storm watch at 3:18 a.m. on Saturday valid from Sunday 1 p.m. until Monday 1 p.m. The watch is for Caldwell Mountains, Burke Mountains and McDowell Mountains as well as Avery and Mitchell counties.