"A massive winter storm continued Sunday morning, dumping sleet, freezing rain and snow across the South and up through New England, bringing frigid temperatures, widespread power outages and treacherous road conditions. The ice and snowfall were expected to continue through Monday in much of the country, followed by very low temperatures, causing "dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts" to linger for several days, the National Weather Service said."
"As of Sunday morning, about 213 million people were under some sort of winter weather warning, she said. The number of customers without power approached 840,000, according to poweroutage.us, and the number was rising. Tennessee was hardest hit with more than 300,000 customers out, and Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi all had more than 100,000 customers in the dark. More than 10,000 flights had already been canceled Sunday and another 8,000 have been delayed, according to the flight tracker flightaware.com."
"More than 10,000 flights had already been canceled Sunday and another 8,000 have been delayed, according to the flight tracker flightaware.com. The biggest hubs hit so far were in Philadelphia, Washington, Raleigh-Durham in North Carolina, New York and New Jersey. At Philadelphia International Airport, inside displays registered scores of canceled flights and few vehicles could be seen arriving Sunday morning."
A massive winter storm extended across roughly 2,000 miles from the South and Plains into New England, producing sleet, freezing rain and heavy snow. Catastrophic ice accumulation threatened the Lower Mississippi Valley through the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, while heavy snow was forecast from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast. Very low temperatures were expected after the precipitation ends, prolonging hazardous travel and stressing infrastructure. About 213 million people were under winter weather warnings. Power outages approached 840,000 customers with Tennessee the hardest hit. More than 10,000 flights were canceled and thousands delayed, causing major airport disruptions.
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