State of emergency declared ahead of devastating blizzard

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : It will then pull moisture-rich air north from the Gulf of Mexico, and combined with the bitter cold, the storm will produce broad swaths of heavy snow, sleet and ice which could linger into next week, The New York Times reports.
53% : The National Weather Service now warns that 'nearly everyone east of the Rockies' will see some effect from the snow, ice or cold from Friday into early next week.
44% : When that ice then builds up, its weight can bring down trees and power lines, experts warn, with one meteorologist in Minnesota warning that trees could even 'explode' in the state due to the intense low temperatures.
42% : 'My local Walmart because someone mentioned snow and ice,' she wrote.

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