2014 North American polar vortex
extreme weather event affecting parts of Canada and the United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2014 North American polar vortex was a weather system that caused extremely cold weather through Canada and the United States.[1] Freezing temperatures went all the way down to Nashville, Tennessee. Several cities broke records: Chicago O'Hare International Airport set a record on 6 January with a temperature of −15 °F (−26 °C), beating the −14 °F (−26 °C) record in 1884 and 1988.[2] There were also power failures throughout Canada and United States. One in Newfoundland on 5 January took out the power of 190,000 customers.[3] Almost 24,000 people lost electricity across Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
In Minnesota, Governor Mark Dayton ordered all schools closed down due to weather.[4] Across Indiana, over fifty of the state's ninety-two counties ordered roads closed to all traffic except emergency vehicles, mostly north of Indianapolis.[5]
Several people were killed because of the extreme weather all across North America.
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