May 29, 2019
Record Cold, Snow, Flooding and Tornadoes: Why the Midwest and Plains Have Been Most Extreme Weather Regions in 2019
Kansas City, MO
Bartlesville, OK
USA
by
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The Weather Channel

The general jet stream pattern which has brought heavy snow, flooding rain and tornadoes to the central US. so far in 2019. Credit: The Weather Channel
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.