"Hundreds of National Guard troops from 12 states - with eight states on alert - have been activated for Winter Storm Fern, according to National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Steven Nordhaus.He said the Guardsmen were "working tirelessly alongside interagency partners to clear roads, help stranded motorists and support communities in need" in a post on X."
"Roughly 2% of power customers (45,325) across Louisiana are without service, according to Power Outage.US. Impacts are concentrated in the northern part of the state with DeSoto (51%) and Ouachita (31%) counties affected more than others. -ABC News' Michael O'Keefe Over 57,000 customers are without power Saturday afternoon in Texas amid the winter storm, according to Power Outage.US."
"American Airlines has cancelled 37% of its total flights. About 85% of flights at LaGuardia are already cancelled. -ABC News' Sam Sweeney The total number of flight cancellations this weekend have now surpassed 9,000, according to FlightAware. Dallas Forth Worth International Airport continues to see major impacts followed by Charlotte Douglas and Nashville airports. At least 3,259 flights have been cancelled so far on Saturday, with another 5,826 cancelled Sunday, FlightAware reports. -ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway"
More than 180 million people across the United States are on alert for a massive weekend storm stretching from New Mexico to Maine, expected to bring dangerous ice and snow and paralyze the South. Hundreds of National Guard troops from 12 states have been activated, with specific call-ups in South Carolina (220), Arkansas (168), Maryland (about 100), Missouri (roughly 180) and Oklahoma (about 50). Tens of thousands of customers are without power in Louisiana (about 45,325) and Texas (over 57,000). Flight cancellations have surpassed 9,000 this weekend, severely affecting major airports and prompting federal office closures in the Washington, D.C., area.
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