"stretching across a massive swath of the country from Amarillo, Texas, to familiar winter hotspots like Boston, Massachusetts, and Buffalo, New York. Reports from outlets like CNN indicate that cities like Boston could see more than 36 inches of snow over the course of the weekend, while areas south of the snow line, including Charlotte and Atlanta, are expected to see less snow and more ice, a combination that makes road conditions especially dangerous."
"The scale of the storm has also driven a surge of activity on social media in the days leading up to its arrival. Across the country, residents have been clearing store shelves in preparation for being snowed or iced in, posting photos of empty aisles and last-minute supply runs."
"At the same time, users online are fixated on the novelty of places like the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex seeing significant snowfall, a spectacle that tends to be fun for a few hours until the ice sets in and the state's fragile power grid starts to strain."
A monster winter storm is barreling through roughly two-thirds of the United States, stretching from Amarillo, Texas, to Boston and Buffalo. Cities like Boston could see more than 36 inches of snow over the weekend. Areas south of the snow line, including Charlotte and Atlanta, are expected to receive more ice than snow, making road conditions especially dangerous. The storm has driven surge activity on social media, with residents clearing store shelves and posting photos of empty aisles and last-minute supply runs. Online attention is focused on unusual snowfall in places like the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, where ice can strain the power grid.
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