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MAP: See where nearly 4 million Americans are without power amid bitter cold temperatures

Texas
A woman walks on an empty street on February 15, 2021 in East Austin, Texas Montinique Monroe/Getty Images
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Nearly 4 million people across the US are without power Tuesday evening , with most outages centered in the state of Texas, as the US deals with record-low conditions and record-setting winter weather.

According to poweroutage.us, which tracks power outages nationwide, most of the issues are in Texas, Oregon, Louisiana, and Kentucky.

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