‘240 MILLION IN THE DARK’: 22 States Declare Emergency as Fern’s ‘Catastrophic’ Ice Cripples the Nation – OXY NEWS CHANNEL

In this Sunday night special from OXY NEWS CHANNEL, we detail the January 25, 2026, status of Winter Storm Fern. We analyze the surge to 768,226 power outages and the 22 federal emergency declarations approved by President Trump. We examine the NWS "Extreme Risk" warnings for the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, where 0.75 inches of ice have been reported, alongside 23 inches of snow in Colorado and 18 inches forecast for New England. We also report on the grounded aviation sector, with 10,126 Sunday cancellations making this the most disruptive winter event for U.S. travel in the 21st century.