A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous,

A polar vortex has blanketed much of the US with ice, snow, and intense winds, stretching from the Rockies to Maine. This frigid dip has rendered roads dangerous, forced school shutdowns, and caused widespread blackouts across several states including Kentucky,