A vast swath of the U.S.—sweeping east from the Southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and New England—is on alert for winter-storm conditions that could last days, disrupting travel and threatening blackouts.
By Friday evening, a mix of freezing rain and snow is expected to arrive in Texas, raising the risk of widespread power outages from ice buildup and as electricity demand jumps to keep homes warm. Through the weekend, the storm will barrel toward the U.S. Northeast, leaving a glaze of ice and sleet in its wake.
At least 170 million people are in the