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Massive winter storm dumps sleet, freezing rain and snow
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As millions of Americans hunker down for the winter storm, 19 states and Washington, D.C., have declared states of emergency.
Icy conditions can cause power outages and the possibility of snapped tree limbs, and the risk of pipes freezing increases as the temperatures fall.
Snow fell steadily as a military Humvee eased through Washington’s streets, tires crunching over packed ice while traffic lights
On Sunday at 11:57 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated winter storm warning in effect until Monday at noon for Mercer, Venango, Lawrence, Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, Washington and Greene counties.
The winter storm is moving offshore, but much of the eastern part of the country faces ice, bitterly cold temperatures and wind chill.
More than 1 million people have been left without power and at least 13 people have died during a massive winter storm that has sown chaos across the South and the Midwest and is now barreling toward the East Coast.
A major winter storm has left more than 700,000 customers without power and resulted in the cancellation of more than 14,000 flights, as heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and frigid temperatures hit a massive swath of the U.S. this weekend.