Massive Winter Storm Slams Eastern United States with Record Cold and Widespread Power Outages
A historic winter storm swept the eastern US on Sunday, leaving 500,000 without power and canceling over 9,600 flights amid federal emergency declarations.
洞察:
A monster winter storm with heavy snowfall, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerously frigid temperatures swept the eastern two-thirds of the United States 
USbeginning January 25, 2026. The National Weather Service warned of an unusually expansive and long-duration winter storm with widespread heavy ice accumulation in the Southeast, record cold temperatures, and dangerously cold wind chills descending into the Great Plains by Monday. More than 500,000 customers in the United Stateswere without electricity as of 7:23 a.m. EST on January 25, 2026, with more than 100,000 customers each in Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee affected according to PowerOutage.us.
USbeginning January 25, 2026. The National Weather Service warned of an unusually expansive and long-duration winter storm with widespread heavy ice accumulation in the Southeast, record cold temperatures, and dangerously cold wind chills descending into the Great Plains by Monday. More than 500,000 customers in the United Stateswere without electricity as of 7:23 a.m. EST on January 25, 2026, with more than 100,000 customers each in Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee affected according to PowerOutage.us.
