An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some other parts of the U.S. hit by the plunging polar vortex this week began to shake off its icy effects.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The United States continued to freeze through a polar vortex that brought rare cold to the southern United States and chances of freezing weather through much of the country.

as some other parts of the country that already received an arctic blast this week prepared to go another round with the plunging polar vortex. Arkansas’ capital, Little Rock, closed schools on ...

Snow is expected to taper off around Denver by the early afternoon, while temperatures will remain well-below freezing through Monday night.

A polar vortex will plunge Colorado into bitter, sub-zero cold this weekend and could bring up to 10 inches of snow in some parts of the Denver metro, National Weather Service meteorologists say. We’ve rounded up all of our arctic cold coverage below,

NEWS has issued Weather Impact Days for Friday through Tuesday due to subzero temperatures, wind chill and snow.

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.

The polar vortex is expected to reach the Utah-Idaho border sometime in the late afternoon and evening Friday as it continues to move south. As it moves through parts of the state, it will produce small snow showers, bringing more snow to the region before drier conditions return.

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says.

The cold will pose a danger to pipes, so be sure to cover exterior pipes, open cabinets with pipes so warm air can circulate, and drip your faucets.

A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia will bring a cold front with frigid temperatures to nearly 300 million Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says. That includes Kansas City, which is set to host a Chiefs playoffs game this weekend.