This story has been updated. More than a dozen military bases stretching from Fort Drum in New York to Fort Hood in Texas were closed Tuesday as large swaths of the country were gripped by freezing temperatures and dangerous weather conditions. In southern portions of the United States, many residents were dealing with freezing temperatures and power and water outages. Dyess Air Force Base in west Texas was without water Tuesday because of a power outage at Abilene's water treatment facility. Most of the city was expected to get water back by the end of the day, but a boil water notice will continue, city officials said.