Thousands of families are facing another day without power after the biggest winter storm of the season brought Arctic air and dangerous ice to the South, including Mississippi and Tennessee.
The southern side of the winter storm produced significant ice accumulations, snapping trees and power lines and heavily straining electricity infrastructure across the region. Nearly 1 million customers were left without power as heavy ice coated lines and poles, with Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas among the hardest-hit states. Icy roads and bridges compounded the risks, making travel hazardous and slowing emergency response efforts.
Power outages and temperatures on Tuesday after the winter storm.
More than 400,000 customers woke up without power Tuesday morning as some of the lowest temperatures of the winter settled in.
In Mississippi, temperatures were in the upper teens, reaching just 20 degrees as the sun came up. On Monday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced two deaths associated with winter storm impacts.
