Watch: The Chicago River freezes as the polar vortex hits US Midwest
Eight people have reportedly died already because of extreme weather conditions.
The US Midwest is in the grip of an extremely cold spell of winter, christened the Polar Vortex. In Chicago, temperatures have touched a low of minus 30 degrees Celsius, and the surface of the Chicago River has frozen in parts. According to USA Today, eight people have died because of the extreme weather conditions. The wind chill dipped to touch minus 51 degrees.
No wonder people are having to improvise to survive and go about their daily activities.
This is the thing you see people doing all the time in the icy Winter months in Chicago...pic.twitter.com/OfdXel7Gz0
— helen ayres (@Raphaelite_Girl) January 31, 2019
In Michigan, a student was recorded skiing to classes in the snow a few days ago.
LOL!!!! @CMUniversity may have cancelled classes, but meanwhile at @michiganstateu - this guy is skiing to class! Backpack on and everything !! 😂😂 #StudentOfTheYear
— Amanda Chodnicki (@AChodnickiTV) January 28, 2019
My sister Maria sent me this video and I just can’t get over it! @MariaChodnicki @nbc25fox66 @AhmadBajjeyWx pic.twitter.com/RNkZ1oRNYu
Like Illinois, Michigan is also reeling under freezing conditions.
Five hours of snowfall condensed into 30 seconds - 11 am to 4 pm.
— Mikenzie Frost (@MikenzieFrost) January 28, 2019
This video was taken in the window of my basement office in #Lansing. #miwx #puremichigan pic.twitter.com/PZTlVcKr9Q
Here is an explanation of what it is all about.
The polar vortex has brought record-low temperatures to the midwest. Are you feeling the chill? pic.twitter.com/3o2Wfm6ekE
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 31, 2019
