What we covered here
- Massive storm hits the US: A powerful storm is unleashing blizzard conditions and severe thunderstorms, with damaging winds, heavy rain and brutal cold expected across the eastern half of the US. The new system mirrors the path of a storm that slammed much of the country earlier this week.
- Millions impacted: More than 70 million people are under winter weather alerts Friday, with alerts stretching from California to New York.
- Arctic blast: A brutal blast of Arctic air will spread through the central US on the heels of this storm, starting Friday night in the northern Plains, where temperatures could drop as low as 30 degrees below zero.
- Americans feeling the impact: Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed and tens of thousands of customers have lost power in several states across the South and Midwest.
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