Winter storm live updates: Heavy snow and crippling ice spread across U.S.; at least 24 states issue emergency declarations
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Key Points:
- A severe winter storm is impacting large parts of the U.S., with heavy snow, ice, and freezing rain causing widespread disruptions, including a tornado watch for parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia through 6 p.m. CST Sunday.
- Power outages have surged, with over 1 million customers affected across the South, especially in Tennessee Valley areas, where icing on transmission lines has caused significant interruptions.
- Travel has been heavily impacted, with LaGuardia Airport and multiple other regional airports shutting down, and flight cancellations reaching the highest single-day total since the COVID-19 pandemic, totaling over 11,000 cancellations.
- Authorities have issued various safety measures, including Connecticut's ban on commercial vehicles on state roads, Massachusetts' urging residents to