Jan 24, 2026, 3:28 PM EST
Over 57,000 customers without power in Texas so far
Over 57,000 customers are without power Saturday afternoon in Texas amid the winter storm, according to Power Outage.US.
Winter storm updates: Dozens dead across US in wake of massive snowfall, deep freeze
Storm deaths were reported in the Northeast, the South and the Plains.
Last Updated: January 27, 2026, 4:41 PM EST
A deadly winter storm that brought massive snowfall across the U.S. knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in the South and crippled travel in the Northeast.
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Here's how the news is developing.
Jan 24, 2026, 2:23 PM EST
Sunday to be one of the worst travel days
Sunday will go down as one of the days with the most weather-related flight cancellations in U.S. aviation history with more than 8,000 flights already canceled for tomorrow.
American Airlines has cancelled 37% of its total flights. About 85% of flights at LaGuardia are already cancelled.
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-ABC News' Sam Sweeney
Jan 24, 2026, 6:12 AM EST
More than 9,000 flights cancelled so far this weekend
The total number of flight cancellations this weekend have now surpassed 9,000, according to FlightAware.
Dallas Forth Worth International Airport continues to see major impacts followed by Charlotte Douglas and Nashville airports.
At least 3,259 flights have been cancelled so far on Saturday, with another 5,826 cancelled Sunday, FlightAware reports.
-ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway
Jan 24, 2026, 12:18 AM EST
DC-area federal offices closed Monday due to winter storm
The Office of Personnel Management announced Friday night that all federal offices in the Washington, D.C. area would be closed on Monday. The announcement comes ahead of a major winter storm forecast to deliver severe impacts to the region through the weekend.
According to the Office of Personnel Management, roughly 279,000 federal employees work in the D.C. area.
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The notice says that "maximum telework" would be in effect, and federal employees who are ineligible for telework will receive weather and safety leave. Emergency employees will report to work unless notified otherwise.
OPM Director Scott Kupor said in a message on X to federal employees, "We hope that everyone stays safe (and warm) over the weekend."
-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr
