NPR -An immense winter storm has disrupted the lives of millions of Americans, from the Deep South to New England. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the South are without power. Airlines are working to get planes back in the air after canceling and delaying thousands of flights. Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the storm in each state. Check out your state’s latest information about the storm's impact and how officials are responding.
The most urgent issue for many people currently is power loss.It could take days to get it back on in some states, according to NPR’s Joel Rose. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said at one point last night that more than 180,000 customers in the state lost power, which is over 10% of the state's utility customers. Even though precipitation has stopped, Reeves says that won’t make the problems go away because roads are expected to remain icy due to the forecast of below-freezing temperatures. The governor is urging people to stay off the roads so that the emergency crews can do their jobs.
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