Record Cold, Snow, Flooding and Tornadoes: Why the Midwest and Plains Have Been Most Extreme Weather Regions in 2019
At a Glance The Midwest and Plains have been the epicenter for extreme weather since January.A persistent jet stream pattern has been responsible for heavy snow, flooding rain and tornadoes.The year began with extreme cold which was triggered by a split of the polar vortex. The Plains and Midwest have been the most extreme, record-breaking weather regions so far this year. Since January, those regions have set records for cold, snow and flooding. May has added hundreds of reports of...