A polar vortex that hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued urgent weather warnings for several counties across the state, with temperatures dropping below freezing and wind chills reaching dangerously low levels.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

Much of the country is experiencing a polar vortex this week, including Florida. A polar vortex is a stream of cold air that normally spins around the poles high in the stratosphere. The phenomenon blasts Arctic air across part of North America and can ...

"Luckily for Florida, the cold front, although still strong, is weakening as it moves eastward. There is still the chance for some isolated intense storms on Monday, especially across the central and eastern portions of the Panhandle North Florida, through the western part of the I-4 corridor."

Abundant cloud cover and rain will keep overnight temperatures more mild, with lows in the 50s and 60s throughout Central Florida.

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population.

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S ...

According to the National Weather Service, a polar vortex will impact most of the country this weekend, here is what you need to know.

A disruption in the polar vortex is about to send an Arctic air mass from Siberia as far south as Florida. Yes, Siberia—and it’s as dramatic as it sounds. As many as 47 states will experience unseasonably cold temperatures. Some areas will be hit with dangerous wind chills as low as 40 below zero.

A new blast of Arctic air sweeping from north to south will bring bone-chilling temperatures to millions of Americans this weekend and next week.