The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges south into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Some experts say such cold air outbreaks are happening more frequently, paradoxically, because of a warming world.

The next round of bitter cold is set to envelop the southern U.S. on Tuesday, after the first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath of the country with ice, snow and wind

While Rochester hasn’t seen a ton of snow, if you were to drive east, especially towards the northeastern section of Wayne County, I believe that things would be a bit different there. Although some areas may only see a light dusting of snow or none at all,