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Winter storm across the US in photos

Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed 71 trucks and 485,000 meals to assist 12 states where over 300,000 customers lost power in the winter storm aftermath.

  • On Jan. 29, 2026, a multiday winter storm swept the United States, prompting Americans to share photos of snow-covered cities as an ice-coated tree fell on a power line in Nashville, Tenn., causing outages for more than 300,000 customers in Tennessee.
  • Because temperatures stayed below freezing after Sunday’s precipitation, ice storms caused severe damage in Mississippi and blocked roads in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 28, 2026.
  • President Donald J. Trump approved emergency declarations for 12 states, opening federal aid pathways at Federal Emergency Management Agency's discretion, while FEMA announced shipments of 485,000 meals, 770,000 liters of water, 90 generators and 71 semi trucks to staging sites in seven states.
  • Mississippi officials reported initial damage figures logging 208 homes, five businesses and seven farms damaged or destroyed, while the state received more than 350 supply requests from 40 counties.
  • Amid talk of agency reform, Federal Emergency Management Agency lost 2,446 employees between Jan. 1 and June 1, 2025, and multiyear contracts will expire this year.
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Winter storm across the US in photos

A colossal winter storm that dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. sent temperatures plunging.

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The Batesville Daily Guard broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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