As the arctic cold moves in, 50 million people are under winter weather warnings; Texas is bracing for days of ice: live update
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DENVER (AP) — Fifty million Americans were under winter weather watches and advisories Monday, as a "prolonged and potentially significant icing event".
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An arctic cold front swept down into the southern Plains and Mid-South on Monday, threatening travel across a wide swath of the country from Texas to Ohio.
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"The interaction of an arctic air mass and moisture will set the stage for a large area of hazardous travel conditions early in the week
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"Accumulations of sleet and freezing rain are likely to create widespread hazardous travel conditions for several days in a row."
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Over parts of central Texas and Arkansas, ice quantities could exceed a half-inch in three days.
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More than a quarter inch of ice could fall in parts of Tennessee. said National Weather Service meteorologist Craig Snell.
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The weather service warned that, in addition to potentially hazardous travel conditions, scattered tree damage and power outages are possible.