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Polar vortex set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South

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The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that normally spins over the North and South Poles.

It is forecast to dip down into the northern tier of the U.S. beginning Saturday .

Forecast temperatures will be 25 - 30 degrees below average for this time of year .

At least 19 record-cold high temperatures are expected from the Plains into the East .

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