US winter storm: at least 18 people dead and nearly 200m under cold alerts | US weather

The powerful winter storm that ripped through much of the United States over the weekend has been linked to at least 18 deaths.

Deaths have been reported in many parts of the country, from Texas to New England, grappling with heavy snow, ice and dangerous cold.

Officials in Frisco, Texas in question A 16-year-old boy died in a sledding accident, and one person died in the Austin area. found dead from marked hypothermia. Louisiana officials three reported winter storm related deaths. In Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves said: two deaths A 17-year-old boy in Arkansas as a result of the storm was killed a sledding accident and a man found in North Carolina dead on the highway.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said five people were found dead outdoors over the weekend. As a woman in Kansas said they died of hypothermia and was found covered in snow.

Massachusetts officials say one woman died after the incident snow blower crashand Tennessee officials reported three weather-related deaths.

As of Monday morning, more than 200 million people from Texas to New England were under cold alert, and forecasters were warning that severe cold could continue throughout the week in many areas.

National Weather Service (NWS) in question On Monday morning, it was stated that “cold weather” would spread across the eastern two-thirds of the county in the coming days, with “widespread low temperatures below zero and record cold temperatures” expected. Dangerous wind chills will continue and “well-below-normal temperatures could persist into early February,” the agency said.

more than that 800,000 People across the country were without power Monday morning, including more than 250,000 in Tennessee. But as of Monday afternoon, that number had fallen to about 700,000 customers without power, including about 230,000 in Tennessee and 140,000 in Mississippi.

Officials in some parts of Mississippi described the damage caused by the storm as follows: “widespread”He said additional crews had been brought in to speed up efforts to “remove and clear trees” and help “replace poles and lines.”

University of Mississippi also in question It said it was canceling classes at its Oxford campus until Sunday, February 1, “due to ongoing extreme winter weather conditions and ongoing recovery efforts.”

“There are downed trees and power lines, power outages, falling ice, and hazardous road conditions across campus, the city, and the county,” the school said.

Travel was largely disrupted over the weekend, with more than 10,500 US flights canceled on Sunday. Nearly 5,000 U.S. flights were canceled Monday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.com.

NWS’s Forecast Center in question While snow continued in parts of New England Monday morning, the snowfall was “over for the rest of the central and eastern United States.”

preliminary snowfall Totals showed some parts of Massachusetts saw as much as 20 inches (51 cm) of snow over the weekend. And parts of Pennsylvania registered 23 inch

Major institutions in New York City and Washington, D.C. are closed on Monday. New York Public Library, Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo. Public schools in New York City are also far I find out on Monday.

The New York region’s NWS office told residents Monday: to wait Temperatures will remain below freezing for the rest of the week and probably by next monday.

Some public schools in Massachusetts and new hampshire It was also closed on Monday with some schools He announced that they will be closed on Tuesday.

Monday afternoon, the NWS’s weather forecast center also in question “The potential for another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States next weekend is increasing,” but they added that it was “too early to know the details” and urged people to stay updated on the latest forecast next week.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear warned Those living there stated that “dangerously cold weather will continue throughout the week and there will be an extreme drop starting tomorrow morning” and urged people to stay indoors.