US EditionSituation in US South grows more dire after days of ice, frigid temperatures and widespread outages
More than 300,000 homes and businesses remain without power in the South, with utility crews working through the weekend amid ongoing freezing temperatures.
- On Wednesday, officials warned parts of the US South, including Mississippi and Tennessee, faced worsening conditions with subfreezing temperatures, widespread outages, and vehicles stranded on major highways.
- A widespread winter storm coated the region with ice and snow, snapping power lines and leaving roads impassable, hampering repairs to trees and ice-damaged infrastructure.
- PowerOutage.us data show about 830,000 customers without power nationwide, with roughly 332,000 outages concentrated in Tennessee and Mississippi Wednesday and Mississippi National Guard and snowplow deployments cleared gridlocked highways.
- Mississippi emergency managers reported dispatchers filed more than 2,000 calls and 200 people stayed at a warming shelter, while utility officials warned power restoration could take at least the weekend.
- Forecasters warned bitter cold will persist through next weekend, with a new influx of arctic air arriving this weekend, while officials said at least 70 deaths nationwide are blamed on cold causes.
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Beckley Register-Herald
Cadillac NewsNew cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South
Hundreds of National Guard troops have been mobilized in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee to clear debris and help people stranded in cars and homes still without power as the Southern states brace for another blast of dangerous cold weather. Nearly…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Washington TimesCrews race to restore power, open roads as the South braces for another blast of dangerous cold
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi dispatched 500 National Guard troops to clear roads blocked by fallen trees and Tennessee had nearly 1,000...
Situation in Mississippi Grows More Dire After Days of Ice, Outages and Rising Death Toll
Mississippi dispatchers are fielding desperate calls for medication or oxygen from people stuck in their homes in a state where 100,000 remained without power amid freezing temperatures, days after last weekend's ice storm. The post Situation in Mississippi Grows More Dire After Days of Ice, Outages and a Rising Death Toll appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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