US EditionIce from winter storm leaves a million customers without power across the South
- On Sunday, PowerOutage.us reported about 1 million customers without power across the South as a massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow up through New England.
- Ice accumulation in Nashville and nearby areas overloaded local trees and utility lines, with roughly a half inch of ice snapping branches and causing widespread outages.
- More than 9,600 U.S. flights were cancelled for Sunday, with over 4,000 cancelled on Saturday, as flight tracking website FlightAware reported about 213 million people under winter weather warnings.
- Local utility crews were pulled from roads due to life-threatening conditions, slowing repairs while the Federal Emergency Management Agency pre-positioned supplies and President Donald Trump approved emergency declarations Saturday.
- Forecasters said ice and snow would continue through Monday, threatening almost 180 million people and prolonging dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts, the National Weather Service said.
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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…
Winter Storm in US: Massive Storm Causes 850,000 Power Outages, Forces 10,000 Flight Cancellations
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.
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Massive winter storm dumps sleet, freezing rain and snow around much of US
A massive winter storm has dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S., halting air and road traffic and sending temperatures plunging. In the Southeast, branches and power lines snapped Sunday under the weight of ice, and…
US winter storm causes 850,000 power outages, forces 10,000 flight cancellations
More than 850,000 customers were without electricity, 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 leaves hundreds of thousands of customers without power across the South
A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast without electricity.
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