“We will continue to monitor, and stay in touch with all States in the path of this storm. The National Weather Service warned of an unusually expansive and long-duration winter storm that would bring widespread, heavy ice accumulation in the Southeast, where “crippling to locally catastrophic impacts” can be expected. AdvertisementWeather service forecasters predicted record cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills descending further into the Great Plains region by Monday. AIRLINES, GRID OPERATORS SCRAMBLE TO PREPAREMajor U.S. airlines warned passengers to stay alert for abrupt flight changes and cancellations. United Airlines UAL.O said it had proactively canceled some flights in places with the worst expected weather.

Source: Huffington Post January 25, 2026 19:42 UTC