A massive storm system, fueled by a southward dip of the polar vortex, brought heavy ice, snow, and wind to a large swathe of the U.S. east of the Rockies on Monday, causing widespread disruption. The storm led to treacherous road conditions, school closures, power outages, and flight cancellations. Areas not typically affected by winter storms, like parts of the South and Florida, experienced unusual weather conditions.
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — A huge swath of the US was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations.
The warnings extended to New Jersey into early Tuesday.At the storied Calumet Farm in central Kentucky, the thoroughbreds were led to their stalls Sunday afternoon before freezing rain turned their pastures into a slick glaze of snow and ice.'The ice is the worst part,' Eddie Kane, the farm manager, said Monday. 'I still haven't turned them out because it's still a little bit too dangerous. It's like an ice skating rink out there in the fields.
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