Freeze Breaks

For the second year in a row, many parts of the country are experiencing periods of sub-zero temperatures resulting from the “polar vortex”.  Now a household word, the polar vortex is a low pressure system of strong, upper level winds over the northern pole that keeps the cold air locked up there, for the most part.  On occasion, the polar vortex becomes distorted and allows that cold arctic air to spill southward.  When it does, the wind speeds rise and the outside air temperature drops, leading to the potential of water damage caused by the freeze and thaw of indoor plumbing.