"It was too cold for school in Chicago and other Midwestern cities Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began to crank up that could bring snow, sleet, ice and bone-chilling temperatures as well as extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population from Texas to New England. Forecasters warned that the damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival a hurricane."
"Ice, snow and sleet could begin falling later Friday in Texas and Oklahoma. The storm was expected to slide into the South with freezing rain and sleet. Then it will move into the Northeast, dumping about a foot (30 centimeters) of snow from Washington, D.C., through New York and Boston, the National Weather Service predicted. Arctic air is the first piece to fall in place"
"Arctic air that spilled down from Canada prompted Chicago Public Schools and others in the Midwest to cancel classes Friday. With wind chills predicted to be as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 40 Celsius) frostbite could set in within 10 minutes, making it too dangerous to walk to school or wait for the bus. In Bismarck, North Dakota, where the wind chill was minus 41 Fahrenheit (minus 41 Celsius) on Friday morning,"
A massive, dayslong winter storm will spread snow, sleet, freezing rain and extreme cold across roughly half of the United States, from Texas through New England, threatening widespread power outages as ice accumulates on trees and lines. At least 177 million people faced ice-and-snow watches or warnings, and more than 200 million were under cold-weather advisories or warnings. Forecasters said damage from ice could rival a hurricane. Large snowfall totals, including roughly a foot from Washington, D.C., to Boston, are possible. Schools closed in parts of the Midwest as wind chills plunged to near minus 40 F, risking rapid frostbite.
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