T​hey say buying a house is all about location, location, location. F​or one woman in North Dakota, a real estate purchase turned out to be about weather, weather, weather.

More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more temporary shelters for the homeless.

Most of eastern North Dakota and the Minnesota counties along the North Dakota border are in an “extreme cold watch” from 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, through noon on Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to a National Weather Service alert that was distributed to the media over the weekend.

More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more

Arctic air plunging into the central and eastern U.S. is bringing some of the harshest conditions of the winter so far, though a big weekend warmup appears in store for

Severe storms also swept through parts of Florida and Georgia, where tornado watches were in effect early Sunday, the National Weather Service said.

The mother and child were swept away Saturday night in Kentucky's Bonnieville community, Hart County Coroner Tony Roberts said. In southeastern Kentucky, a 73-year-old man was found dead in floodwaters in Clay County, county Emergency Management Deputy Director Revelle Berry said.

But North Dakota already felt more like the North ... ice and snow, according to the National Weather Service. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said US Highway 75 between Tulsa and Okmulgee was shut ...

But North Dakota already felt more like the North ... ice and snow, according to the National Weather Service. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said US Highway 75 between Tulsa and Okmulgee was shut ...