In all, the National Weather Service said on Sunday that more than 120 million Americans were under ice or winter storm warnings. As the storm continued to intensify, officials urged residents to brace themselves. “The time to prepare for this storm was yesterday,” the National Weather Service in Texas said in an ominous warning issued on Sunday. Just over 11 inches of snow fell in Seattle, and a record low temperature — minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit — was set in one part of Minnesota. As the storm pushed into Texas, it was expected to deliver the kind of sustained cold and icy conditions rarely seen in places where winter tends to come as more of a glancing blow.

Source: New York Times February 14, 2021 21:19 UTC