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Winter storm: Death toll rises as winter storm continues dumping snow across the U.S Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain are slamming large parts of the U.S. as the dangerously cold weather causes major power outages and travel disruptions.
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The monster winter storm that New York City and the Tri-State Area have been bracing for is here, as heavy snow and sleet develop Sunday.
• Widespread threat: Two-thirds of the US population is facing down a monster winter storm and extreme cold. The storm’s snow and ice will stretch over 2,000 miles from Texas to New England as it tracks east through the weekend.
A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.
About half the population of the United States is in the path of heavy snow and crippling ice, the National Weather Service said.
Snow and dangerous ice is falling in the south-central US and spreading east. The storm will impact more than 2,000 miles from Texas to New England through the weekend. Galloping lines can slam into each other and strain power poles and towers,