(Pictures: REUTERS)ADVERTISEMENTSnow fell over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday in a frosty prelude to a monster winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much of the United States over the weekend from the Rockies to the Eastern Seaboard. 2 8 A shopper carries a bag of salt past long checkout lines as residents stock up on supplies ahead of a winter storm expected to impact St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., January 23, 2026. 'Catastrophic' ice stormGovernment warnings and advisories for winter storm conditions, ice storms and extreme cold were posted from the southern Rockies east to the mid-Atlantic Coast and New England, encompassing well over 200 million Americans. 4 8 Austin Brown Berets John Robert Cervantes and Benjamin Ramirez collect blankets and winter clothes for distribution to homeless residents ahead of a winter storm expected to hit, in Austin, Texas, U.S., January 23, 2026. 5 8 Austin Brown Beret Benjamin Ramirez collects blankets and winter clothes for distribution to homeless residents ahead of a winter storm expected to hit, in Austin, Texas, U.S., January 23, 2026.

Source: The Telegraph January 24, 2026 06:49 UTC