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Power Outages Persist Amidst Ongoing Winter Weather · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  This
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Monday,
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  January
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  26,
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  2026
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  a
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  sprawling
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  winter
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  storm
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  continues
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  to
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  impact
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  much
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  of
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  the
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  central
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  and
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  eastern
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  US
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  with
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  heavy
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  snow,
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  damaging
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  ice
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  and
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  dangerous
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  cold.
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  The
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  maintains
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  from
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  the
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  mid
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  south
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  into
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  New
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  England
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  and
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  advises
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  difficult
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  to
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  impossible
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  travel
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  in
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  the
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  hardest
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  hit
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  zones.
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  Power
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  outages
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  remain
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  widespread.
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  Hundreds
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  of
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  thousands
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  lost
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  service
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  at
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  points
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  over
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  the
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  weekend
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  with
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  restoration
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  complicated
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  by
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  sub
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  freezing
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  temperatures.
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  Air
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  travel
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  is
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  heavily
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  disrupted
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  with
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  several
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  thousand
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  cancellations
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  since
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  yesterday.
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  Let's
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  states.
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  Connecticut
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  Snow
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow
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  continue
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  across
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  Connecticut
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  under
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  regional
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  with
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  hazardous
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  travel
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  and
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  low
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  visibility
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  at
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  times.
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  Coastal
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  wind
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  gusts
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  create
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  rough
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  marine
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  conditions.
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  Georgia
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  north
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  and
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  central
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  Georgia
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  continue
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  recovery
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  from
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  significant
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  icing.
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  Prior
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  state
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  actions
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  include
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  a
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  statewide
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  emergency
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  and
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  state
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  operations
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  center
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  activation.
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  Officials
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  urged
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  residents
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  to
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  stay
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  off
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  icy
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  roads
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  and
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  prepare
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  for
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  multi
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  day
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  impacts
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  this
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  morning.
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  Outages
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  trend
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  downward
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  but
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  hazardous
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  patches
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  persist.
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  Many
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  metro
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  services
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  remain
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  delayed
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  or
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  modified.
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  Maine
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  Heavy
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  snow
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow
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  continue
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  today
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  across
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  much
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  of
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  Maine
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  under
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  from
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  NWS
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  Gray.
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  Expect
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  difficult
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  to
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  near
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  impossible
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  travel
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  at
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  times
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  with
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  additional
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  accumulations
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  and
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  hazardous
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  wind
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  chills.
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  Maryland
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  the
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  Baltimore
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  Washington
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  area
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  faces
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  very
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  cold
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  wind
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  chills
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  and
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  lingering
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  snow
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  ice
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  impacts.
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  NWS
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  Sterling
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  highlights
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  through
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  the
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  week.
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  Massachusetts
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  Snow
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  totals
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  continue
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  to
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  rise
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  across
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  southern
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  New
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  England
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  with
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  in
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  effect
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  and
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  snowfall
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  reports
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  posted
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  by
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  nws.
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  Boston
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  Norton
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  Travel
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  remains
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  hazardous,
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  especially
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  this
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  morning.
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  Mississippi
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  Remains
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  under
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  cold
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  weather
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  impacts
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  following
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  weekend
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  icing.
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  The
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  state
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  reports
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  a
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  federally
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  approved
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  emergency
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  for
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  ice
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  storm
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  damage.
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  NWS
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  Jackson
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  maintains
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  cold
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  advisories
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  and
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  cautions
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  on
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  lingering
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  slick
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  roads.
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  New
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  Hampshire
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  Snow
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  continues
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  across
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  New
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  Hampshire
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  under
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  NWS
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  Grays.
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  Winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  with
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  poor
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  visibility
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  and
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  snow
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  covered
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  roads.
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  Wind
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  chills
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  remain
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  dangerous.
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  A
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  major
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  winter
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  storm
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  affects
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  New
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  Jersey
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  with
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  significant
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  snow
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  and
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  mixed
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  precipitation.
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  NWS
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  Mount
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  Holly
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  lists
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  and
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  advisories
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  along
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  the
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  I95
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  corridor
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  and
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  coast.
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  New
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  York
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  State's
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  Emergency
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  Operations
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  center
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  remains
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  activated
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  as
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  heavy
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  snow
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  spreads
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  statewide.
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  The
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  Governor's
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  Office
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  urges
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  residents
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  to
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  avoid
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  travel
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  and
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  let
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  plows
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  and
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  utilities
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  work.
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  NWS
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  New
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  York
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  maintains
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  winter
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  storm
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  products
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  for
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  the
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  downstate
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  region.
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  North
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  Carolina
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  Officials
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  continue
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  storm
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  response
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  after
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  weekend
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  snow
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  and
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  icing.
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  The
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  state
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  briefed
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  residents
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  on
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  hazards
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  and
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  urged
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  folks
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  to
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  stay
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  home
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  where
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  conditions
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  remain
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  icy.
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  Utility
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  outages
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  fluctuate.
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  Western
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  NC
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  saw
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  the
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  highest
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  counts
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  while
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  NCDOT
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  crews
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  work
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  priority
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  routes.
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  Pennsylvania
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  Significant
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  snow
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  and
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  mixed
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  precipitation
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  continue
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  today,
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  especially
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  along
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  the
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  I95
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  corridor
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  in
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  Lehigh
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  Valley
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  under
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  from
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  NWS.
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  Mount
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  Holly.
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  Rhode
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  Island
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  Southern
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  New
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  England
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  remains
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  under
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  with
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  heavy
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  snow
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  bands
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  and
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  gusty
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  winds.
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  NWS
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  Boston
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  notes
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  hazardous
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  travel
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  and
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  marine
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  conditions.
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  Tennessee
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  Metro
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  Nashville
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  Davidson
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  county
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  is
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  under
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  a
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  local
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  state
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  of
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  emergency
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  after
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  an
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  ice
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  storm,
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  Downed
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  trees
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  and
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  lines,
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  widespread
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  outages
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  and
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  persist.
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  NWS
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  Nashville
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  highlights
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  winter
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  storm
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  and
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  cold
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  products.
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  Black
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  ice
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  and
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  falling
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  branches
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  remain
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  risks.
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  Texas
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  Continues
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  winter
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  response
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  actions.
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  The
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  governor
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  expanded
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  a
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  disaster
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  declaration
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  to
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  additional
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  counties
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  and
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  the
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  state
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  operations
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  center
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  remains
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  engaged.
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  North
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  Texas
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  remains
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  under
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  an
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  extreme
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  cold
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  warning
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  with
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  wind
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  chills
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  near
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  or
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  below
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  zero
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  this
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  morning.
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  Vermont
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  A
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  winter
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  storm
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  warning
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  remains
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  in
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  effect
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  for
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  all
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  of
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  Vermont
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  through
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  tonight
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  with
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  storm
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  totals
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  of
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  8
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  to
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  16
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  inches
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  locally
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  higher
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  and
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  hazardous
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  wind
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  chills.
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  NWS
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  Burlington
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  advises
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  that
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  both
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  commutes
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  may
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  be
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  difficult.
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  Virginia
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  NWS
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  Stirling
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  highlights
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  dangerously
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  cold
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  wind
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  chills
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  and
• 4:25
  lingering
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  snow
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  ice
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  impacts
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  across
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  northern
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  and
• 4:28
  western
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  Virginia
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  today.
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  All
• 4:30
  other
• 4:31
  states
• 4:31
  have
• 4:31
  no
• 4:32
  significant
• 4:32
  updates
• 4:33
  in
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  last
• 4:33
  24
• 4:34
  hours.
• 4:35
  We'll
• 4:36
  monitor
• 4:36
  restoration
• 4:37
  road
• 4:37
  conditions
• 4:38
  and
• 4:38
  any
• 4:38
  additional
• 4:39
  advisories
• 4:39
  throughout
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  day.
• 4:41
  Source
• 4:41
  links
• 4:42
  are
• 4:42
  in
• 4:42
  the
• 4:42
  show
• 4:42
  notes
• 4:43
  below.
• 4:43
  Stay
• 4:44
  safe.