As of the morning of January 27, there were about 550,000 power outages in the country, most of which occurred in the south, where freezing rain damaged trees and power lines. Local authorities warn that restoring electricity may take several days.
A snow cover reaching 30 cm spread over 2100 km, from Arkansas to New England. As a result, transportation was paralyzed, flights were canceled, and schools were closed.
According to a report by the Associated Press on January 27, 30 people have died as a result of the winter storm.
According to ABC on January 26, citing the National Weather Service, a powerful snowstorm affected about 200 million people, covering an area from New Mexico to New England. In some areas, snow depths reached nearly 40 cm.
