News Icy cold of the vortex lays waste to plans, closing city halls, schools, zoos across US January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Mike James, USA TODAY Comments Off on Icy cold of the vortex lays waste to plans, closing city halls, schools, zoos across US Authorities in more than two dozen states are bracing for trouble - and taking some extreme steps to avoid tragedy as the polar vortex swoops in