Massive winter storm stretches more than 2,000 miles across US

Businessinsider reports a huge winter storm is battering the US this weekend, stretching more than 2,000 miles from New Mexico to Maine and bringing heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain to millions. The National Weather Service warned the system would move into the Mid-Atlantic states on Saturday night before pushing into the Northeast late on Sunday, causing what it called "considerable impacts" across much of the eastern half of the US.

The agency said more than 12 inches could fall from the Ohio Valley through the northern mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Sunday, with almost double that possible in parts of New England and the inner Northeast. It also warned that freezing rains and lingering icing are likely to cause power outages, tree damage, and dangerous travel conditions; major cities in the projected path include Atlanta, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.

Some states have already been hit: Arkansas recorded around seven inches through Friday night into Saturday and the NWS said the state had experienced "wave one" with a second wave due overnight into Sunday. Oklahoma saw several inches on Friday night and was bracing for a second round, and Governor Kevin Stitt told Fox News on Saturday he was more concerned about power outages.

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