Tuesday, February 1, 2011

'Crippling' storm on the move

A monster potentially historic storm was bearing down on the middle of the United States on Tuesday, with freezing rain and sleet pelting several states from Texas through Ohio, cancelling flights and causing dangerous travel conditions.

Forecasters predicted a mix of brutal winter weather over a third of the country, — 24 inches of snow in some areas and up to an inch of ice and snow in others.

"The storm may very well impact a third of the population of the United States — approximately 100 million people," said meteorologist Tim Ballisty of The Weather Channel.

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