Power Outages Skyrocket In US Amid Winter Storm

More than 844,000 Americans were reported to be without power as of Sunday (January 25) morning amid an ongoing winter storm combining snow, ice and freezing temperatures, according to PowerOutage.us.

A total 844,440 U.S. customers were reported to be without power as of 10:20 a.m. ET, which included 300,202 in Tennessee, the most of any state, followed by Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama.

Nashville Electric Service issued a statement obtained by CNN confirming that its utility crews were operating in "extended 14-16 hour" continuous rotations “to ensure we can continue responding to outages quickly."

An estimated 245 million people in 40 states are expected to be impacted by what is predicted to be a historic winter storm.

"High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Underway Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain has already overspread much of the south-central U.S. and will continue to expand eastward through Sunday. Be sure to follow advice from local officials and stay safe!!" the National Weather Service Prediction Center wrote on its X account early Sunday morning.

At least 22 states have already issued emergency disaster declarations including Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Washington, D.C.

"It is rare that storms combine this much snow, ice and bitter cold over such a large area — a widespread travel-halting winter storm will stall daily life for days in large portions of the central and eastern U.S.," said Evan Myers of AccuWeather.