Texas and Oklahoma brace for snow and ice as winter storm barrels toward eastern two-thirds of US

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Ice can add hundreds of pounds to power lines and branches and make them more susceptible to snapping, especially in windy weather.
47% : " Storm to affect much of the nation The massive storm system is expected to bring a crippling ice storm from Texas through parts of the South, potentially around a foot (30 centimeters) of snow from Oklahoma through Washington, D.C., New York and Boston, and then a final punch of bitterly cold air that could drop wind chills to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 46 Celsius) in parts of Minnesota and North Dakota.
44% : DALLAS (AP) -- Texas and Oklahoma braced for heavy snow and ice that could make roadways treacherous Friday in what forecasters predict will be some of the initial effects of a huge, dayslong winter storm threatening catastrophic damage, extensive power outages and bitterly cold weather to the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. More than 800 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed or canceled for the day in advance of the storm, including at airports in Dallas, Atlanta, and Oklahoma, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
44% : Forecasters are warning the damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival a hurricane.
42% : " As a precaution, North Carolina's largest public school system prepared for potentially several days out of physical classrooms next week, telling its teachers to create three days of assignments accessible online or through paper copies.
40% : The cold punch coming after means it will take a while to thaw out, an especially dangerous prospect in places where ice and snow weighs down tree branches and power lines and cuts electricity, perhaps for days.

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