Chicago: A massive winter storm swept in the middle and northeast of the United States on Thursday where it gives heavy snow and ice, making travel dangerous if it is not impossible, knock down power to thousands of schools and close schools in several countries.
Winter and ice storm warnings remain valid for the extensive rank of the United States who won from Texas through the Midwest and to New England until Friday morning, said National Weather Service (NWS).
More than 100 million people at least 25 states are under the winter weather warnings on Thursday, CNN reported.
After the storm aroused thick snow in the Midwest all day on Wednesday, the parts of the region could see 6 inches (15 cm) snow on Thursday.
Snow will be accompanied by strong winds of up to 35 miles (56 km) per hour which can significantly reduce visibility.
The storm brought havoc on air travel because more than 4,000 US flights were canceled by midday, FlightAware.com reported.
About 2,000 flights were canceled in and out of Dallas airport only.
Ruin ice storm is taking place in the parts of Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee.
More than half an inch of ice can accumulate on Friday morning in several places, it might cause a power outage, tree damage and dangerous travel conditions, weather service warns.
“Everything will freeze overnight and increase the potential of black ice tomorrow,” Arkansas’s Transportation Department warned in a tweet.
More than 220,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee have no power on Thursday afternoon, podoutouts.us reported.
“There is no power here on Lake Walnut Grove but I have beer, firewood, food, and good sleeping bags.
I just don’t want frozen pipes,” said the Senior Navy Head Paul Stack on Twitter.
The school district in several countries including the Texas class, Michigan and Ohio canceled on Thursday.
Dallas closed school was attended by 145,000 students for Thursday and Friday.
The storm will push the temperature down.
The highest in many places across the plains and Mississippi Valley will be between 20-40 degrees below the average for the next few days, NWS said.