Icy storm threatens Americans with power outages, extreme cold

2026-01-25 - 21:06

People brace the cold temperatures while walking on the Brooklyn Bridge in the Manhattan borough of New York City on January 21, 2026. Bringing icy temperatures, Winter Storm Fern will slam a massive stretch of the United States this week, with more than 175 million people facing the prospect of heavy snowfall, power outages and travel disruption. Forecasters warned it could be 3,219 kilometers long, well over half the length of the continental US.