'Epic' winter storm wallops US, leaving 1.5 million without power

Nearly a million-and-a-half US power customers were in the dark Friday as a severe winter storm walloped the country, causing highway closures and thousands of flight cancelations days before Christmas. Heavy snow, howling winds and air so frigid it instantly turned boiling water into ice took hold of much of the nation, including normally temperate southern states. Via Times of India https://ift.tt/GhspIYZ