Powerful winter storm and Arctic blast disrupt millions across the eastern United States
A massive winter storm triggered 11,000 flight cancellations and over one million power outages. Dangerous Arctic temperatures gripped the eastern United States.
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A massive winter storm system that developed on Friday, January 24, 2026, spread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain across the eastern third of the US 
USon Sunday, January 26, 2026. According to the U.S. National Weather Service, this historically significant event impacted an estimated 157 million Americans who were warned about extreme cold ranging from sub-zero temperatures along the Canadian border to below-freezing conditions as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately 118 million people remained under winter storm warnings as the system moved through the Ohio Valley, mid-South, and New England.
USon Sunday, January 26, 2026. According to the U.S. National Weather Service, this historically significant event impacted an estimated 157 million Americans who were warned about extreme cold ranging from sub-zero temperatures along the Canadian border to below-freezing conditions as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately 118 million people remained under winter storm warnings as the system moved through the Ohio Valley, mid-South, and New England.
