NBC News - The historic winter storm threatening more than 140 million people has prompted urgent calls from officials to prepare.
The governors of North and South Carolina were among the leaders of at least 17 states that have declared emergency status to free up resources for aid.
Gov. Josh Stein warned that the storm could cause major disruptions, possibly for days.
"Get everything you need in advance of the storm and have a plan in case your power goes out," he said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that FEMA has prepositioned supplies, prepared incident management teams to deploy and put urban search and rescue teams on standby.
Electricity and gas companies are warning customers that they could experience power outages.
Airlines have already canceled more than 5,000 flights through the weekend, and experts estimate up to 15,000 could be delayed by tomorrow. Follow live updates on our blog.
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