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A powerful winter storm that brought severe frost and heavy snow covered most of the United States, which is home to about 250 million people. Severe weather warnings are in effect in 12 US states. Freezing rain hit Seattle on Friday, the most significant ice event in the region in at least a decade. “Stay at home if you can,“ the authorities pleaded. People didn't listen. The roads and sidewalks, though much more empty than usual, were scenes of chaos. One video shows a car sliding down the street and crashing into several cars. During the day, the Washington state patrol responded to 253 accidents in King County alone. By Friday afternoon, UW Medicine hospitals had reported about 70 icing-related injuries, mostly from people who slipped and fell. Garbage pickup has been cancelled. Museums, theaters, libraries, zoo, aquarium: everything is closed. Medical appointments have moved online. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport briefly closed all three runways.
