Massive Winter Storm and Arctic Cold Threatens To Bring Power Outages, Devastation to Most of America

More than 177 million people are expected to be impacted.

Sparsely filled shelves reveal how shoppers are preparing for a coming winter storm on January 23, 2026 at Shawnee, Kansas. — Sparsely filled shelves reveal how shoppers are preparing for a coming winter storm on January 23, 2026 at Shawnee, Kansas. Chase Castor/Getty Images

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Published: Jan 23, 2026, 02:33 PM ET
Updated:Jan 23, 2026, 03:01 PM ET