Good morning.
Speaker AI'm Cedric and This is your EM Morning Brief for Monday, January 26, 2026 a sprawling winter storm continues to impact much of the central and eastern US with heavy snow, damaging ice and dangerous cold.
Speaker AThe National Weather Service maintains winter storm warnings from the mid south into New England and advises difficult to impossible travel in the hardest hit zones.
Speaker APower outages remain widespread.
Speaker AHundreds of thousands lost service at points over the weekend with restoration complicated by sub freezing temperatures.
Speaker AAir travel is heavily disrupted with several thousand cancellations since yesterday.
Speaker ALet's run through the states.
Speaker AConnecticut Snow and blowing snow continue across Connecticut under regional winter storm warnings with hazardous travel and low visibility at times.
Speaker ACoastal wind gusts create rough marine conditions.
Speaker AGeorgia north and central Georgia continue recovery from significant icing.
Speaker APrior state actions include a statewide emergency and state operations center activation.
Speaker AOfficials urged residents to stay off icy roads and prepare for multi day impacts this morning.
Speaker AOutages trend downward but hazardous patches persist.
Speaker AMany metro services remain delayed or modified.
Speaker AMaine Heavy snow and blowing snow continue today across much of Maine under winter storm warnings from NWS Gray.
Speaker AExpect difficult to near impossible travel at times with additional accumulations and hazardous wind chills.
Speaker AMaryland the Baltimore Washington area faces very cold wind chills and lingering snow ice impacts.
Speaker ANWS Sterling highlights dangerous cold through the week.
Speaker AMassachusetts Snow totals continue to rise across southern New England with winter storm warnings in effect and snowfall reports posted by nws.
Speaker ABoston Norton Travel remains hazardous, especially this morning.
Speaker AMississippi Remains under cold weather impacts following weekend icing.
Speaker AThe state reports a federally approved emergency for ice storm damage.
Speaker ANWS Jackson maintains cold advisories and cautions on lingering slick roads.
Speaker ANew Hampshire Snow continues across New Hampshire under NWS Grays.
Speaker AWinter storm warnings with poor visibility and snow covered roads.
Speaker AWind chills remain dangerous.
Speaker AA major winter storm affects New Jersey with significant snow and mixed precipitation.
Speaker ANWS Mount Holly lists winter storm warnings and advisories along the I95 corridor and coast.
Speaker ANew York State's Emergency Operations center remains activated as heavy snow spreads statewide.
Speaker AThe Governor's Office urges residents to avoid travel and let plows and utilities work.
Speaker ANWS New York maintains winter storm products for the downstate region.
Speaker ANorth Carolina Officials continue storm response after weekend snow and icing.
Speaker AThe state briefed residents on hazards and urged folks to stay home where conditions remain icy.
Speaker AUtility outages fluctuate.
Speaker AWestern NC saw the highest counts while NCDOT crews work priority routes.
Speaker APennsylvania Significant snow and mixed precipitation continue today, especially along the I95 corridor in Lehigh Valley under winter storm warnings from NWS.
Speaker AMount Holly.
Speaker ARhode Island Southern New England remains under winter storm warnings with heavy snow bands and gusty winds.
Speaker ANWS Boston notes hazardous travel and marine conditions.
Speaker ATennessee Metro Nashville Davidson county is under a local state of emergency after an ice storm, Downed trees and lines, widespread outages and dangerous cold persist.
Speaker ANWS Nashville highlights winter storm and cold products.
Speaker ABlack ice and falling branches remain risks.
Speaker ATexas Continues winter response actions.
Speaker AThe governor expanded a disaster declaration to additional counties and the state operations center remains engaged.
Speaker ANorth Texas remains under an extreme cold warning with wind chills near or below zero this morning.
Speaker AVermont A winter storm warning remains in effect for all of Vermont through tonight with storm totals of 8 to 16 inches locally higher and hazardous wind chills.
Speaker ANWS Burlington advises that both commutes may be difficult.
Speaker AVirginia NWS Stirling highlights dangerously cold wind chills and lingering snow ice impacts across northern and western Virginia today.
Speaker AAll other states have no significant updates in the last 24 hours.
Speaker AWe'll monitor restoration road conditions and any additional advisories throughout the day.
Speaker ASource links are in the show notes below.
Speaker AStay safe.