"There were still about 550,000 power outages in the nation on Tuesday morning, according to poweroutage.us. Most of the outages were in the south, where weekend blasts of freezing rain caused tree limbs and power lines to snap, inflicting crippling outages on northern Mississippi and parts of Tennessee. Officials warned that it could take days for power to be restored."
"Deep snow over a foot (30cm) extending in a 1,300-mile (2,100km) swath from Arkansas to New England halted traffic, canceled flights and triggered widespread school closures. The National Weather Service said areas north of Pittsburgh received up to 20in of snow and faced wind chills as low as -25F (-32C) late Monday into Tuesday. The bitter cold was not going away. The weather service a fresh influx of Arctic air was expected to sustain freezing temperatures in places already covered in snow and ice."
More than 40 people died as a winter storm delivered heavy snow and icy conditions across the United States. About 550,000 power outages remained on Tuesday, concentrated in the south where freezing rain snapped tree limbs and power lines, crippling northern Mississippi and parts of Tennessee and prompting officials to warn restorations could take days. Deep snow over a foot stretched along a 1,300-mile swath from Arkansas to New England, halting traffic, canceling flights and closing schools. Areas north of Pittsburgh received up to 20 inches of snow with wind chills near -25°F. Arctic air is expected to sustain freezing temperatures, and another east coast storm is possible this weekend.
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