As a record-breaking, sub-zero deep freeze -- or "polar vortex," as it were -- settled in over Chicago and much of the midsection of the United States on Monday morning, ominous-looking steam formed where the (relatively) warm water met the frigid air.
The result? Pretty remarkable:

Warm water meets cold air Monday morning in Chicago. (Flickr/bradhoc)

A blanket of fog covers Lake Michigan along the Chicago shoreline Monday. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Steam rolls over Lake Michigan.
Steam over Navy Pier.

The Chicago skyline sits as a backdrop as fog drifts across Monroe Harbor. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Steam rises from the tops of buildings in the Chicago skyline. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
More steam along the shore of Chicago.
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The result? Pretty remarkable:
Warm water meets cold air Monday morning in Chicago. (Flickr/bradhoc)
A blanket of fog covers Lake Michigan along the Chicago shoreline Monday. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Steam rolls over Lake Michigan.
Steam over Navy Pier.
The Chicago skyline sits as a backdrop as fog drifts across Monroe Harbor. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Steam rises from the tops of buildings in the Chicago skyline. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
More steam along the shore of Chicago.
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