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And now its hammering north carolina. millions bracing for a storm the weather service called potentially catastrophic. the largest concern, ice, up to an inch thick in some places. >> its pretty bad. i used to live in indiana. and this is worse than that. >> sleet and freezing rain are creating treacherous conditions, coating roads and bringing down tree limbs. already power is out for nearly half a million across the region. and it could remain that way for days or even weeks. anticipating out...

Tree limbs. already power is out for nearly half a million across the region. and it could remain that way for days or even weeks. anticipating outages, energy companies in south carolina brought in extra crews to help speed up the process. officials throughout the south are pleading with people to stay safe and stay off the roads. >> stay home and stay out of the way of emergency agencies and power companies. >> be smart during these times. realize these are dangerous conditions, and realize th...

As we get into friday and saturday, temperatures in the 60s will continue to do a job on this ice. the problem, damage like this. weve got to clean this up before we get people back online. people to the tune of hundreds of thousands without power. im meteorologist jim cantore. >> all right, jim cantore in georgia, thanks. they do not call it a noreaster for nothing. while the snow and ice is winding down in the south and mid-atlantic region, it is just getting started in new england. ron mott i...

They dont get overtired, get them some rest. get them a hot meal and get them back out there for another day of restoration. martha: john, how do you compare this experience with the mess that happened a couple weeks ago? >> right. here in georgia the event a couple weeks ago did not end up having as much frozen rain or freezing rain. so it wasnt as big of a power event. we had very light outages during that. this one is different animal, completely. a lot of freezing rain which the ice built up...

That threat for the southeast. tonight and tomorrow, the concern is that low makes its way up the coastline and starts bringing that heavy snow into the mid-atlantic and northeast. >> there is nothing pretty about that map. any of it. not the number, not the colors, nothing. >> an inch of ice. power lines, tree limbs. serious, serious. >> can be weeks without power. >> thank you. without the usual drama, the house voted to raise the governments borrowing limit for another year. this was the pa...

Already affecting dallas and shreveport. reports on jackson, mississippi this morning. about a half inch of the ice. weve just gotten into this event. i mean, look at this already. were 30 degrees right now. moderate freezing rain. the ice just continues to built up and build up on the limbs. the wind comes along every once in a while, and you can hear this crackling going on as the weight of this ice certainly is starting to be felt on some of the tree limbs. we just started. i expect about an ...

>> bye, nicole. love you, nicole. >> bye. bye, honey. >> boy, you came loaded today. >> theres a storm brewing. >> i cant take it anymore. >> theres a storm brewing. >> storm nicole. lets go now for the latest on the winter storm. forecasters say this could be catastrophic for portions of the south, atlanta, bracing for the worth as ice and freezing rain moves east. the national weather service is calling the storm, quote, mind boggling if not historical. many expect the storm to be more severe ...

Of north carolina, south carolina and also in georgia. many of these areas do have the potential to see over or a quarter of an inch of ice. you can see all that shading in pink. but there are some areas in here embedded that could actually see a over a half an inch of ice, and thats really why that major concern is there in place in terms of power outages and tree limbs that could actually come down. snow is another big concern, especially along some of the higher elevations of the pap lay chan...

York to boston to the west coast. more than 3,000 flights cancelled and hundreds of accidents on the roads. the big dig-out has begun. from topeka, cleveland, philly and boston, the second winter storm to hit this week, created mammoth mess of frost and nerves. >> this is the worst ive experienced. i think this is the worst weather ive been in. ive been in cold, but this is really cold and hard to walk in. you cant see. and my face hurts. >> reporter: the icy conditions made travel treacherous a...

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