Ice from winter storm leaves a million customers without power across the South

At least a dozen states declare emergencies in wake of storm

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity. The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday followed by very low temperatures which could cause “dangerous travel …

Ice from winter storm leaves million customers without power in U.S.

Heavy snow was forecast from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast, while “catastrophic ice accumulation” threatened from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast

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Massive Winter Storm Knocks Out Power to Nearly a Million

A massive winter storm sweeping across the United States has knocked out electricity to close to a million homes and businesses as ice, snow, sleet, and frigid temperatures batter large swaths of the country. The storm, affecting more than two thousand miles from the Southern Plains through the Southeast and up into the Northeast, has overwhelmed infrastructure, toppled trees and power lines, and crippled travel and daily life. The worst impacts…

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More than 850,000 customers were without electricity due to massive winter storm, according to PowerOutage.us, with at least 290,000 in Tennessee and over 100,000 each in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana. Other affected states include Kentucky, Georgia, Virginia, and Alabama. Winter Storm in US: Massive Storm Causes 850,000 Power Outages, Forces 10,000 Flight Cancellations.

Ice from huge winter storm knocks out power around South, dumps heavy snow in the Northeast

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic.