Author: Associated Press

WEATHER By EMILIE MEGNIEN, JEFFREY COLLINS and JAMIE STENGLE DALLAS — Texas and Oklahoma braced for heavy snow and ice that could make roadways treacherous Friday in what is expected to be some of the initial effects of a huge, dayslong winter storm threatening catastrophic damage, extensive power outages and bitterly cold weather to more than 170 million people across the nation, the National Weather Service says — about half the population. A combination of heavy snow, freezing rain and sleet is in store from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday, the agency said. And even when that’s over, a…

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