Record Cold Fuels Winter Storm Aimed at Texas, New York

Record-breaking cold across the central and eastern US is fueling the season’s largest winter storm, threatening to freeze Texas, ground flights, ice power lines and possibly even bring a dollop of snow to New York City this weekend.

More than 175 million people across the country will face snow, rain, sleet and ice through the weekend while 230 million will endure temperatures of 20F (-7C) degrees or lower, according to Brian Hurley, a senior branch forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center.