Residents, officials brace for storm early
(NEWSER) - That “potentially historic” winter storm hasn’t really started yet, but that didn’t stop Missouri from declaring a state of emergency. All across the Midwest, residents are preparing early—and, in some cases, enthusiastically—for the storm, with schools closing, airlines canceling flights, and emergency generators selling out as the first flakes were just barely hitting the ground. "I've never seen a prediction of what have you—rain, snow, ice, whatever—where people reacted so quickly to it," one store owner tells the AP . More»
