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♪ ♪ from tennessee to new york, about 188,000 customers are waking up without power this morning and more than 1,700 flights canceled as a result of treacherous snow and ice. records for the coldest morning lows could be shattered in areas of south central texas, following really one of its most significant icing events ever there in the lone star state. people in new york and new england, they're digging out from more than a foot of heavy snow in some areas. for more on all this, we turn to nbc news correspondent meagan fitzgerald live in chicago. you've been there in the freezing cold ...

New england, bringing snow and freezing rain. >> where in 35 and sliding, gets a call. it >> i see conditions behind this illinois pileup with jackknifed semis blocking traffic for hours. nationwide, 5000 flights canceled today. in texas, this -- dishing out a major test for the states power grid. cripple during last year's storm, they'll have more than 200 people dead. >> we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we've had in the state of texas then at least several decades. the texas electric grid is the most reliable and resilient it's ever been. >> officials say win...

Behind this illinois pileup, with jack knifed semis blocking traffic for hours. nationwide, 5,000 flights cancelled today. in texas, subfreezing temps dishing out a major test for the state's power grid, crippled in last year's storm that left more than 200 people dead. >> we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we've had in the state of texas in at least several decades. the texas electric grid is the most reliable and resilient that it has ever been. >> reporter: winterize plants and extra reserves are keeping it intact. ice eye build up is causing local outages for...

Many caused by iced over trees coming down on power lines leaving a huge mess for crews working to get the power back on. >> we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we've hadth stf texas. >> reporter: outages have left more than 250,000 in the dark across the south and midwest. more than 136,000 have lost power in tennessee alone. the icy roads caused several deaths including a driver in dallas who is ejected from this truck and fell on to the road below. across the country, snow, sleet and ice made driving treacherous, stranded trucks lined the median of this stretch...

Possible. as rain, snow and ice continue through this evening and then through friday morning. >> reporter: snow is moving from the rockies to the central u.s., midwest and expected to hit the northeast tomorrow, as snow and rain. tripling ice storms with the potential to bring down trees and power lines are threatening texas and arkansas, through kentucky and ohio. >> we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events, that we've had in the state of texas, in at least several decades. >> reporter: authorities are warning drivers about getting stranded after interstate closures like ...