# Natural gas prices suffer historic spike as extreme winter storm looms | CNN Business

> CNN reports that natural gas prices had a historic spike as meteorologists warned of one of the most extreme winter storms in years. Households turning up heat could deplete stockpiles of natural gas as much of the country enters a deep freeze.

- Date: 2026-01-22 · published 2026-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4411-natural-gas-prices-suffer-historic-spike-as-extreme-winter-storm-looms-cnn
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy heating demand drawing down storage supports higher gas prices, feeding into energy and nitrogen fertilizer costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2026-01-26 | [Natural gas prices hit $6 as Winter Storm Fern brings extreme cold](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4410-natural-gas-prices-hit-6-as-winter-storm-fern-brings-extreme-cold.md) | +1.6% | +12.9% |
| UREA | 2026-01-21 | [Natural Gas Prices Soar as Winter Storm Is Set to Drop Snow, Ice Across Massive Swath of the US - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4409-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-winter-storm-is-set-to-drop-snow-ice-across-massive.md) | +1.6% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-01-20 | [Natural gas prices soar as cold snap blasts across the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6506-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-cold-snap-blasts-across-the-u-s.md) | +1.4% | +13.7% |
| UREA | 2026-01-24 | [Natural Gas Market in `Panic Mode' After Mild Winter Bets - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4405-natural-gas-market-in-panic-mode-after-mild-winter-bets-bloomberg.md) | +1.6% | +12.9% |
| UREA | 2025-02-23 | [US natural gas prices surge as La Niña replaces El Niño – Chemicals and the Economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26221-us-natural-gas-prices-surge-as-la-nina-replaces-el-nino-chemicals-and-the.md) | -0.3% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/business/weather-snow-storm-natural-gas-price

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