风暴冰雪穿越美国

冬季风暴「Fern」自南向东横扫，多州停电、航班大乱，严寒仍在咬住大地

这几天，美国多地像被同一隻冰冷的手按住了呼吸——一场范围极广的冬季风暴从中南部一路推进到东岸，带来大雪、雨夹雪与冻雨交错的「冰雪套餐」，并把气温拉到刺骨的低点。从新墨西哥到新英格兰，城市与乡镇同时进入警戒：路面结成透明的冰膜，树枝与电线被厚重冰层压弯，交通与电力在同一夜裡变得脆弱。 

最令人不安的，往往不是雪，而是「冰」。冻雨落下的一瞬间，看似只是湿冷，却会在地面、桥梁与电线上迅速凝结；冰层越积越厚，就像替整个城市披上一件沉重盔甲——树倒、线断、道路封闭，抢修人员也在持续低温与结冰路况中寸步难行。美联社与路透的报导指出，风暴造成的大规模停电已波及超过百万用户，且多州受灾最重的区域集中在田纳西、密西西比、路易斯安那等地。 

与停电同样混乱的，是移动。机场航班取消数以万计，枢纽城市的旅客滞留；公路上，车灯照着的不是黑夜，而是反光的冰面，任何一次急煞、转弯都可能成為失控的开端。据报导，仅在1月25日（週日）就有超过一万班航班取消，週六也已取消数千班；多地官方一再呼吁民眾避免非必要外出。 

风暴的压力也推动政府层级的紧急应变。报导提到，联邦已核准多州紧急状态相关措施，并调度资源协助各地救援与修復；在部分电力系统压力较高的地区，也啟动了紧急调度以降低大规模断电风险。 

至於「Fern」这个名字，值得一提：它并非官方命名，而是由媒体机构（常见為 The Weather Channel 的命名系统）用於便於传播与辨识的称呼。名字不会让寒风变弱，但提醒我们——这是一场跨州、跨区域、跨好几个天候型态的长程战役。

冰雪终会融化，但在它融化之前，最重要的是把生活守住：少一次不必要的上路、多一盏充饱电的手电筒、多一层保暖衣、多一份对停电与低温的準备。因為在这样的风暴裡，「平安」不是口号，而是一连串小心翼翼的选择。

Ice and Snow Sweep Across the United States as Winter Storm “Fern” Disrupts Power and Travel 

A sprawling winter storm has surged across the United States from the southern Plains toward the East Coast, delivering a punishing mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and dangerous cold. Forecasters warned the storm’s footprint would stretch from New Mexico to New England, with conditions changing rapidly from heavy snowfall to glaze ice—often the most destructive ingredient because it snaps trees and power lines and turns roads into skating rinks. 

Across the South and Southeast, ice accumulation has been the headline threat. Utility crews battled downed limbs and sagging lines as outages climbed above one million customers in multiple states, including major impacts reported in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Federal and state emergency declarations expanded as the storm intensified, and FEMA deployments and other support measures were activated to assist affected communities. 

The storm also froze the nation’s transportation network. Airlines canceled tens of thousands of flights over the weekend—more than 10,000 cancellations on Sunday alone after thousands more on Saturday—while ice-slick highways and low visibility made driving hazardous across wide swaths of the country. Major airports in the New York–Washington corridor and beyond were hit hard, leaving travelers stranded and regional supply chains slowed. 

In the Northeast, bitter wind chills and heavy snow compounded the disruption. Live updates and local reports described emergency declarations spanning more than 20 states, with at least several storm-related deaths reported amid extreme cold and treacherous conditions. Officials repeatedly urged residents to stay off roads unless absolutely necessary and to prepare for extended outages where ice loads remained heavy. 

One note on the storm’s label: “Fern” is widely used by media outlets for public communication, but the National Weather Service does not officially name winter storms the way it names tropical cyclones. Regardless of the name, the storm’s core hazards remain the same—ice, wind, and sustained cold that slows repairs and prolongs danger even after the precipitation ends