January 2026 United States winter storm

1. Corp, Pelmorex (2026-01-23). "Major U.S. winter storm to reach Atlantic Canada Sunday". The Weather Network. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
2. The Weather Network (2026-01-22). Massive Winter Storm Threatens Millions in Canada and U.S. | #forecast . Retrieved 2026-01-23– via YouTube.
3. Ghaffar, Nazaneen; McCann, Erin (January 21, 2026). "Everything You Could Possibly Want to Know About This Winter Storm". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 January 2026. Meteorological agencies in some parts of the world assign names to winter storms, but in the United States, only hurricanes and tropical storms get official names from the National Weather Service. Since 2012, The Weather Channel has used its own list of names for storms, a move that has been criticized as a marketing ploy. It is calling this one Fern.
4. Corp, Pelmorex (2026-01-22). "Eyeing a significant U.S. storm and its impact in Atlantic Canada". The Weather Network. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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7. Tyler, Presley Bo (January 22, 2026). "Louisiana declares State of Emergency ahead of catastrophic winter storm". Shreveport Times. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
8. "Governor Abbott activates state of emergency as most of Texas braces for severe winter weather". ABC13 Houston. January 21, 2026. Archived from the original on January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
9. "How to prepare for the winter storm set to hit half the U.S. this weekend". NBC News. January 21, 2026.
10. Scott, Tyler (January 21, 2026). "Governors declare state of emergency for SC, NC ahead of approaching winter storm". Fox Carolina. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
11. "Gov. Sanders declares state of emergency ahead of winter storm". K8. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
12. Bridges, Troy; Harris, Chriistopher (January 22, 2026). "Georgia winter weather: Gov. Kemp declares State of Emergency as Winter Storm Watch expands". CBS News. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
13. Lang, Taylor; West, Jordan (January 22, 2026). "Gov. Kay Ivey issues 'State of Emergency' for 19 counties in northern Alabama". WVTM13. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
14. Howell, Kaitlin (January 22, 2026). "Mississippi governor declares State of Emergency ahead of winter storm". WJTV. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
15. Gallant, Jacob (January 22, 2026). "Gov. Lee declares State of Emergency ahead of winter storm". WVLT8. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
16. Swinny, Cody (January 22, 2026). "Central Kentucky county declares local state of emergency after severe winter weather". WHAS11. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
17. Stratford, Suzanne (January 22, 2026). "ODOT will deploy about 1,500 plows across state for expected winter storm". Fox 8 News. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
18. "Kentucky declares state of emergency as major winter storm approaches". WDRB. January 23, 2026. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
19. Held, Kevin S.; Schneider, Joey (January 22, 2026). "Kehoe declares state of emergency ahead of winter storm". Fox 2 News. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
20. Mueller, Alyssa (January 23, 2026). "Gov. Laura Kelly issues state of disaster emergency ahead of winter storm warning". FOX 4. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
21. Rizzari, Taylor (January 21, 2026). "W.Va. Gov. declares State of Preparedness for all 55 counties ahead of winter storm". WHSV3. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
22. Thomson, Adam (January 22, 2026). "Maryland Gov. Wes Moore declares "State of Preparedness" ahead of winter storm". CBS News. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
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25. Herrera, Alexa (January 23, 2026). "NY Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency for impending snowstorm". CBS News. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
26. Soisson, Isabel; Thrasher, Tyler (January 23, 2026). "DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declares State of Emergency due to winter storm". FOX 5 DC. Retrieved January 23, 2026.

January 2026 United States winter storm

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