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Ice storm grips central Texas

STORY: Footage from city of Austin showed fallen trees on the side of roads with their branches covered in ice.

More than 450,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee were without electricity early on Thursday (February 2), according to Poweroutage.us, after half an inch (1.3 cm) of ice in some spots toppled power lines and trees.