According to the BBC, around 14,500 flights were canceled or delayed due to adverse weather conditions.
The National Weather Service (NWS) reports that in some northeastern regions, more than half a meter of snow fell within a day.
Among the states where fatalities have been reported are Kansas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and New York.
As reported by USA Today, the ages of the victims range from 17 to 96 years.
Experts from Sky News estimate the total damage from the winter storm to be between $105 billion and $115 billion.
According to data from PowerOutage.com, more than half a million people were left without electricity at the beginning of Tuesday. The highest number of outages occurred in Tennessee, where severe frost settled in Nashville. Residents report how they found themselves in conditions of cold and darkness.
“Trees and power lines are down everywhere, blocking roads,” said Joy Flores, vice president of the Nashville Rescue Mission homeless shelter, in an interview with the BBC. According to her, they are constantly receiving calls from people who have lost power.
Texas authorities reported chaos in vast areas of the state. The Frisco police reported the death of a teenage girl due to a sledding accident, and another girl is in critical condition.
A dead man was found on the side of the highway in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Authorities are investigating whether this is related to the weather conditions.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported two fatalities due to hypothermia.
In New York, local authorities reported that since the onset of the bad weather on Friday, eight people have died due to the sharp drop in temperature.
Despite initial forecasts that the storm was weakening, the situation changed on Tuesday morning. Low temperatures are expected to persist in the central and eastern regions in the coming days, and a new powerful storm is possible by the weekend, especially in the east.
Canada also faced the consequences of the storm, with Ottawa and Quebec particularly affected, leading to transportation problems and school closures.
Life in southern Ontario also experienced significant disruptions. On Tuesday, snowfall continued in the Atlantic provinces, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and Labrador.
