In this study, 3730 cold vortexes (CVs) in Northeast Asia from 2000 to 2019 are objectively identified and tracked, including "short duration" CVs that last [6, 24) and [24, 48) hours and traditional northeast CVs that last at least 48 hours. Differences in the spatial and temporal distribution, intensity, and scale characteristics of CVs of different durations, and their impact on precipitation over Northeast China during warm seasons, are further investigated. The results show that: (1) CVs with a duration of [6, 24) hours are the most common, accounting for about 60%, while traditional CVs are the least, about 15%. (2) CVs are more likely to occur from May to August, but CVs with different durations peak in different months. (3) The high occurrences of CV centers with durations of [6, 24), [24, 48), and ≥48 hours appear in the northeast corner, northeast quadrant, and central part of the identification region, respectively. The first moments of CV centers mainly occur near the western boundary between 45°–55°N, and CV centers with a duration of [6, 24) and [24, 48) hours are also more frequent in the northeast quadrant and north-central part, respectively. The last moments of CV centers are located near the eastern boundary of the identification region north of 40°N. (4) The longer the CVs last, the stronger the CV centers and the larger the CV sizes. The CVs are stronger and larger in cold seasons than in warm seasons. (5) The average ratios of total precipitation and short-time heavy precipitation under CVs are both more than 60% (the latter is larger). The longer the duration of CVs, the larger the ratios. The spatial distributions of total precipitation and short-time heavy precipitation under different durations of CVs present remarkable differences. The research on “short duration” CVs also needs more attention.