Nearly 1 million power outages were reported amid an ongoing winter storm combining snow, ice and freezing temperatures, according to PowerOutage.us.
A total 953,021 U.S. customers were reported to be without power as of 5:15 p.m. ET, which included 307,000 in Tennessee, the most of any state, followed by Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, West Virginia and North Carolina.
Nashville Electric Service issued a statement obtained confirming about 220,000 customers in Davidson County were without power after at least 40 poles were broken as of Sunday afternoon. An estimated 245 million people in 40 states are expected to be impacted by what is predicted to be a historic winter storm.
“High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Underway Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain has already overspread much of the south-central U.S. and will continue to expand eastward through Sunday. Be sure to follow advice from local officials and stay safe!!” the National Weather Service Prediction Center wrote on its X account early Sunday morning.
At least 22 states have already issued emergency disaster declarations including Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Washington, D.C.
“It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.,” said Evan Myers of AccuWeather.
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