Weather officials have issued freeze warnings across Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama as temperatures are projected to drop sharply due to a polar vortex collapse. This event, which originates from the North Pole, is expected to send temperatures into the 20s overnight, lasting until Friday morning. This unusual weather shift is part of a broader pattern as previous polar vortex collapses have led to extensive storm activity across the nation, including recent winter emergency conditions even as spring approaches. The phenomenon is characterized by sudden stratospheric warming.
AccuWeather predicts that temperatures could tumble into the 20s in these states as cold air from last week's blizzard in the northern Plains moves south.
March's polar vortex collapse is now funneling a wintry encore all the way south to the Gulf Coast states.
A collapse occurs when the layer between six and 31 miles above the Earth's surface heats up to 50 degrees in less than two days.
The vortex describes the counter-clockwise flow of air that helps keep the colder air near the poles.
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