United States: Winter storm triggers outages, icy roads across the country

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On Saturday, a monster storm began wreaking havoc across much of the United States, knocking out power and snarling major roadways with dangerous ice. The National Weather Service warned that nearly 180 million people, more than half the population, could face heavy snow and freezing rain, with several frigid days ahead. President Donald Trump approved emergency declarations for at least a dozen states, while FEMA prepositioned resources in multiple regions, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. In the Midwest, wind chills dropped to minus 40 degrees Celsius, raising the risk of frostbite within minutes.    #teleSUREnglish #UnitedStates #WinterStorm #Snow #Ice #Emergency #FEMA #Trump #ExtremeWeather

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00:01On Saturday, a monster storm began wreaking havoc across most of the United States, knocking

00:06up power and snortling major roadways with dangerous eyes.

00:11On Saturday, the National Water Service warned that nearly 180 million people in the U.S.,

00:16more than half the population, could experience heavy snow and freezing rain.

00:21It is bracing for a string of rigid dates.

00:24By Saturday, President Trump had approved emergency declarations for at least a dozen

00:28states with more to come.

00:31The Emergency Management Agency had pre-positioned resources in several states, Homeland Security

00:37Secretary Kristi Noem said.

00:39The Midwest experienced wind's shields as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, meaning frostbite

00:45could set in within 10 minutes.

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