Ice Storm Leaves Millions Without Power, Roads Icy (Full Transcript)

Freezing rain from the South to the Mid-Atlantic is snapping trees, downing power lines, and making roads impassable as cold persists.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Damaging ice is weighing down power lines and snapping trees. Here in Mississippi, freezing rain coating the landscape in solid ice for miles and miles. Widespread freezing rain from the south to the mid-Atlantic, knocking out power to more than a million customers. Roads encrusted in ice and downed power lines, making some areas completely impassable. People are being told to stay off the roads and stay home. And with temperatures struggling to rise above freezing through much of the week, much of this ice is expected to stay locked in place, prolonging dangerous conditions and slowing recovery efforts.

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A severe ice storm is impacting parts of the U.S., with freezing rain coating areas from the South to the Mid-Atlantic. Ice is snapping trees and weighing down power lines, causing outages for over a million customers. Roads are icy and blocked by downed lines, leaving some areas impassable. Residents are urged to stay home, and persistent subfreezing temperatures are expected to prolong hazardous conditions and delay recovery.

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Ice Storm Causes Massive Outages and Impassable Roads

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Freezing rain is creating widespread ice accumulation across the South and Mid-Atlantic.
Ice is damaging infrastructure by snapping trees and weighing down power lines.
Power has been knocked out for more than a million customers.
Icy roads and downed lines are making travel dangerous or impossible in some areas.
Cold temperatures are expected to keep ice in place, prolonging hazards and slowing recovery.

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Negative: The tone is urgent and cautionary, emphasizing damage, danger, widespread outages, and prolonged disruption due to persistent freezing temperatures.

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