Chicago, Feb 1 (NNN-Agencies) — The Midwestern states of US have been hit by a polar vortex, bringing about the harshest cold in the area in years.
According to a Accuweather report, after the polar vortex plunged southward, temperatures plummeted under 20 below zero F from North Dakota to northern Illinois during the morning hours of both Wednesday and Thursday.
The low of 38 below zero recorded at Mt. Carroll, Illinois, is being reviewed by a state climate extremes committee to determine if the Illinois state record low was broken on Thursday morning, it said. The current record is 36 below zero that was set near Congerville on Jan. 5, 1999.
