FEMA preparations revealed for ‘massive winter storm’ bearing down on US
States are preparing for major winter storm
FOX Weather meteorologist Bayne Froney joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ in Dallas, Texas, as the first signs of a massive winter storm begin to appear. Texas is preparing accordingly after the devastating winter storm five years ago.
FIRST ON FOX: A note obtained by Fox News Digital revealed the preparations Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) A “major winter storm” is expected to hit more than 240 million people in more than 30 states Friday.
The FEMA statement said 250,000 meals, 400,000 liters of water and 30 generators were pre-positioned at Camp Minden in Louisiana, as well as dozens of shuttle drivers to “expeditiously transport goods as needed” from facilities in Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia.
Additionally, 28 urban search and rescue teams remain on standby “ready to deploy and support lifesaving operations upon governors’ request,” according to the statement.
“The secretary is fully engaged with FEMA in a way we haven’t seen from DHS secretaries in previous administrations. It’s clear that he cares deeply about the Americans who will be impacted by this storm and is leaning in to make sure they get the resources they need,” a FEMA source told Fox News Digital.
WINTER STORM CHAOS AFFECTS PASSENGERS WHILE SOME AIRLINE COMPANIES PUBLISH AIRPORT ADVICE
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (left) listens to FEMA Response Director Matt Payne as the agency prepares for the winter storm. (DHS photo: Tia Dufour)
“He personally gave his phone number to dozens of governors during a phone call yesterday, and the FEMA administrator did the same. It’s like someone put a chainsaw through the bureaucracy and red tape. We’re focused, we’re up to the task, we’re deploying resources and supporting the state and local response to this storm,” the source added.
Winter weather warnings and advisories currently in effect through Friday, January 23, 2026. (FOX Weather)
“On Friday, January 23, 2026, a major winter storm will begin its path across the central United States, affecting more than 30 states,” the FEMA statement states.
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“Conditions will range from heavy snow and crippling ice in the South to life-threatening cold in the North. A major, long-lasting winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains to the Mid-South beginning Friday and spread eastward into the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend,” the statement said. “The Arctic front will bring freezing temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest.”
Snow in Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Saturday, January 17, 2026. New York City is preparing for the first major winter storm of 2026. (Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
More than 240 million people from Arizona to Maine are in the path of the potentially historic storm, which is expected to extend more than 2,300 miles. FOX Weather.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said FEMA appears to be preparing for a winter storm that will affect much of the United States this weekend. (DHS photo: Tia Dufour)
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According to FOX Weather, thousands of flights were canceled across the US ahead of the storm; A state of emergency was declared in Arkansas, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Kentucky, New York and Kansas, and in Washington DC.
