Debbie Elliott

One store in Atlanta, for instance, sold out of ice melting salt.

And folks in Louisiana are saying they're having a hard time finding propane, you know, the tanks that you use for a gas grill or to

put under a big pot of gumbo.

In Kentucky, Justin Hicks at Louisville Public Media stopped by Keith's Hardware Store to see how residents there were getting ready.

Here's what Robert Tolbane was bracing for.

So he's got his new snow shovel and says he does have plenty of food and water at home to weather this winter storm.

You know, Chicago schools canceled classes today.

That also happened in Milwaukee and in parts of Tennessee.

And the storm is disrupting air travel at some of the busiest airports in the country.

Several airlines, including Delta and American, are issuing travel advisories, and some flights have already been canceled.

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Frigid temperatures and significant accumulations of ice, snow and sleet are in the forecast.

It will make travel conditions treacherous and could knock out power lines.

Several governors are declaring states of emergency, including Texas, the Carolinas and Georgia.

That allows them to pre-treat highways, open warming stations, stage supplies and equipment and call up National Guard troops.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp says people should plan now.

The storm is also likely to disrupt air travel at some of the busiest airports in the country.

Debbie Elliott, NPR News.

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