Snow, sleet and power outages: 150m Americans brace for massive winter storm
Winter weather is engulfing large area of country as 16 states plus DC have declared states of emergency A powerful winter storm that has more than 150 million Americans in its crosshairs had started sweeping across much of the US on Saturday – packing heavy snow and sleet as well as freezing...
<p>Winter weather is engulfing large area of country as 16 states plus DC have declared states of emergency </p><p>A powerful <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/winter-storm-emergency-declarations">winter storm</a> that has more than 150 million Americans in its crosshairs had started sweeping across much of the US on Saturday – packing heavy snow and sleet as well as freezing rain, and the risk of widespread power outages.</p><p>Snowfall was <a href="https://x.com/NWSNashville/status/2015009239769502001">already</a> being reported on Saturday morning across <a href="https://x.com/NWSGSP/status/2015057242693763428">parts</a> of the plains, the south and the midwest, including in areas of <a href="https://x.com/NWSNorman/status/2014947414830903555">Oklahoma</a>,<a href="https://x.com/NWSDesMoines/status/2015071218831946135"> Iowa</a>, <a href="https://x.com/NicLawrenceTDOT/status/2015038011092726272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2015038011092726272%7Ctwgr%5E03ddb4f819889aa93c105a1a1a7cdf647a2510f4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fweather.com%2Fnews%2Fweather%2Fnews%2F2026-01-24-live-updates-winter-storm-fern-january-24">Tennessee</a>, <a href="https://x.com/NWSWichita/status/2014857814452195649">Kansas</a>, <a href="https://x.com/NWSAmarillo/status/2015019084069445931">Texas</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/NWSKansasCity/status/2015014177673187393?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">Missouri</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/winter-storm-moves-across-us">Continue reading...</a>
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