Devastating Storm Cuts Power to One Million People in the United States

Axios reported that the winter storm affecting 48 U.S. states continues, with the worst impacts seen in the Upper Midwest, Northeast, and West Coast. Icy air and snowfall have caused tree and power line damage in Michigan, leaving approximately 749,000 customers without electricity. The total outages due to ice, strong winds, and heavy snowfall across the country amount to nearly one million people. Winter storm alerts, including winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings, have extended from Oregon south to the California-Mexico border. The city of Portland, Oregon, has been heavily affected by snow, with accumulations reaching over 27 centimeters. While heavy snowfall is occurring across much of the country, southern winds are pulling warm air toward the East Coast, with temperatures reaching 27 degrees in Washington, D.C.