In recent years, it seems more and more threats of tornado activity have been issued on television, radio, and emergency alerts on our phones, and it has some people wondering if these types of weather systems are the new normal.
Thanks to the polar vortex, the Magic Valley is gonna get another cold blast later this week. This will send temps well below normal averages for this time of year, even by December standards.
We have been pretty lucky so far this winter - since we don't live in the North East and haven't had to deal with a Polar Vortex! We haven't had sub-zero temperatures or even very many days of frosted windows. So how cold is it really in America?
While today's high is only 37, it is winter here in Twin Falls, but across much of the United States there is this crazy cold storm called a "polar vortex." What is a polar vortex? NBC explains: