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A massive, 2,300-mile-long winter storm is under way, bringing sleet, snow, ice and bitter cold to some 190 million Americans in dozens of states.
After sweeping through the South, the storm is expected to move into the Northeast, dumping about a foot of snow from Washington through New York and Boston, the National Weather Service predicted.
After the storm passes, it will take a while to thaw out. Ice can add hundreds of pounds to power lines and branches and make them more susceptible to snapping, especially if it's windy.
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Here’s the latest:
Texas weather
The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring North Texas, where an increase in a wintry mix is expected Saturday morning. Sleet is expected to fall with some freezing rain at times, creating dangerous travel conditions throughout the area.
TxDOT brine trucks move along I-59 near Loop 610 as workers apply brine pre-treatment along major corridors ahead of potential winter weather in Houston on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
As of Saturday morning, more than 29,000 customers were without electricity in the Lone Star State. Nationwide, nearly 70,000 people were without power.
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A severe cold snap five years ago took down much of the power grid in Texas, leaving millions without power for days and resulting in hundreds of deaths. Gov. Greg Abbott vowed that will not happen again, and utility companies were bringing in thousands of employees to help keep the lights on.
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Snowfall, bitter temperatures
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Millions under alert as winter storms sweeps across U.S.
Joe Martucci with Cup A Joe Weather & Drone joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss this weekend's forecast as millions across the U.S. could be impacted by a historic winter storm.
More than 6 inches of snow has already fallen in parts of Arkansas and Kansas, while I-40 toward Memphis is also blanketed with fresh snow.
Wind chills are currently near 0°F in New York and approaching -30°F in Chicago. With wind chills this low, frostbite can occur within just 30 minutes to any exposed skin. Extreme Cold Warnings were in effect for 43 million Americans Saturday morning.
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Get the latest updates from our FOX Local stations in Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.
Flights canceled
More than 9,000 flights across the U.S. have been canceled this weekend, while the U.S. Postal Service warned mail delivery could be interrupted in more than 30 states.
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Millions brace for major winter storm in the US
Millions of Americans are bracing for a massive winter storm packed with snow and ice. NWS Meteorologist Brian Hurley joins LiveNOW's Christina Evans with the latest forecast.
Governors in more than a dozen states have declared emergencies or urged people to stay home.
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FEMA on standby
The federal government put nearly 30 search and rescue teams on standby. Officials had more than 7 million meals, 600,000 blankets and 300 generators placed throughout the area the storm was expected to cross, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Source: This article includes information from FOX Weather, The Associated Press, FOX Local stations across the US and previous FOX Local reporting.