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Saturday morning forecast for Chicagoland on May 9th
FOX 32's Mark Strehl breaks down today's frigid weather outlook.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Mother's Day weekend got off to an unseasonably snowy start in areas of the Northeast thanks to the polar vortex.
While Manhattan, Boston and many other coastal areas received only a few flakes, some higher elevation areas in northern New York and New England reported 9 inches or more.
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The spring snow and accompanying low temperatures came courtesy of the polar vortex, a batch of cold air being pulled down from the north.
Massachusetts hadn't seen measurable snow in May since 2002, while in Manhattan's Central Park, the flakes tied a record set in 1977 for the latest snow.