From Daily Mail: Panic buyers have begun to strip the shelves of grocery stores as a historic storm forecast to be the coldest in American history barrels down on 200 million people.
Storm Fern is forecast to bring temperatures of -50f and up to 24 inches of snow to much of the United States from Friday – and many of those in its path are stocking up.
Megan Monroe-Eaves shared footage online of her local Walmart in Cullman, Alabama, which had its dairy section raided prior to her arrival.
“My local Walmart because someone mentioned snow and ice,” she wrote in a post. “Time for milk sandwiches. I’ll never understand panic buying, please tell me this is just a south thing.”
Another X user, Jen George, wrote, “It’s Monday and people are out there packing there (sic) carts out already, and I’m thinking lets keep some for us and other people.
“They’re going crazy, and I understand because of the past and things that have happened, but we know here in North Texas that the weather can change like that.
“I really hate to see what the shelves are going to look like on Wednesday or Thursday, you might want to get your groceries sooner than later.”
Many others have posted about the empty shelves and panic buying. Examples follow.
Other grocery stores are starting to see some items fly off the shelves as well. Shoppers I spoke with say it’s important to stock up before the rush later this week.@cbsaustin pic.twitter.com/HRLGKXEB9m
— Vinny Martorano (@VinnyMartorano) January 21, 2026
Y’all, the stores are probably already sold out of bread and milk -no joke. Southerners don’t like snow or ice much. We’re severely under prepared for the situation EVERY SINGLE TIME! 😂😆 pic.twitter.com/T2UlaLOAqd
— 🌿🪷 M̴s̴M̴i̴n̴d̴G̴u̴e̴r̴i̴l̴l̴a̴ ̶ 🌿🪷 (@MsMindGuerilla) January 21, 2026
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