◼ Lengthy Power Outages Possible - AccuWeather
◼ GEORGIA WARNED: 'CATASTROPHIC' - FOX NY
"Last time I was totally unprepared, I was completely blindsided," said Lisa Nadir, of Acworth, who sat in traffic for 13 hours and then spent the night in her car when the storm hit Jan. 28. "I'm going to be prepared from now on for the rest of my life."
Nadir was telecommuting from home Tuesday and she had kitty litter in her trunk in case she needed to put it down on icy roads for extra traction....
◼ SEEN FROM SPACE
◼ Hundreds of flights cancelled - AP
◼ Roads deserted - Daily Mail
When asked to elaborate on the 'catastrophic' warning, Brian Hoeth, a meteorologist at the service's southern regional headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, said forecasters were talking about an ice storm that happens only once every 10 to 20 years for the area.
Forecasters predicted crippling snow and ice accumulations as much as three-quarters of an inch in area from Atlanta to central South Carolina. Wind gusts up to 30 mph could exacerbate problems.
◼ Panicked Shoppers Fight Over Food - Infowars ◼ Via Drudge
◼ Major Storm Targets Battered East Coast - CBS DC
◼ 'Snow Rage' Afflicts Storm-Weary Locals - CBS NY
◼ EXPERT PREDICTS COMPLETE FREEZE OF GREAT LAKE - CNS News
Lake Superior hasn’t completely frozen over in two decades.
But an expert on Great Lakes ice says there’s a “very high likelihood” that the three-quadrillion-gallon lake will soon be totally covered with ice thanks to this winter’s record-breaking cold.
The ice cover on the largest freshwater lake in the world hit a 20-year record of 91 percent on Feb. 5, 1994.
