US EditionMississippi Death Toll Rises to 21 Amid Severe Winter Weather
Lafayette County officials confirm a second fatality due to hypothermia amid the severe winter storm, urging residents to seek shelter and check on vulnerable neighbors.
- On Saturday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said the winter storm raised the state's death toll to 23, including two new deaths in Panola County.
- A Lafayette County emergency official said an unresponsive patient arrived this morning at Baptist Memorial Hospital‑North Mississippi and was pronounced dead, with officials attributing the death to cardiac arrest from hypothermia despite wood-burning heat.
- State emergency response teams have shipped more than 275,000 bottles of water, more than 93,000 meals, and nearly 4,800 blankets while 58,000 outages remain.
- State officials prioritized life safety and utility restoration as top goals, urging residents to seek shelters and call hotline 662-234-8789 if unable to reach them.
- Rising demand is stretching recovery resources statewide as assistance requests rose to 662 from 41 counties and outages in Holly Springs, Mississippi persist amid freezing temperatures.
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More winter-related deaths reported in Mississippi, bringing statewide total to 21
In an update Saturday on the state’s response to the weekend winter storm, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced that five new weather-related fatalities have brought the state’s death toll to 21.
Mississippi death toll rises to 21 amid severe winter weather
PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) - Gov. Tate Reeves announced five more deaths have been reported due to the severe winter weather impacting the state. One death was reported in Yazoo County, one in Lafayette County, one in Benton County and two in Panola County. This brings the total to 21 statewide. The governor said utility crews [...]
Second person dies in Lafayette County, MS due to winter storm
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A second person is confirmed to have died in Lafayette Co., Mississippi from the ongoing winter storm, according to Lafayette Co. Emergency Management (LCEMA). Officials say an unresponsive patient was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Saturday morning. Hospital nurses and physicians attempted life saving measures; however, the person was pronounced [...]
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