The inclement weather caused, for example, unusual snowfall in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and parts of the state of Florida.
According to reports, fatalities were reported in Dale County, Alabama. There, one person died in a house fire after leaving the stove on and a second lost his life in a car accident due to the weather conditions.
Georgia authorities reported there was one death due to hypothermia, as well as two deaths for a similar reason were reported in Austin, Texas.
Southwest of San Antonio, Texas, five people died when a truck with a trailer collided with other vehicles on an icy road, said the Department of Safety of that state.
Also, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, a 71-year-old man died while shoveling snow, according to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office.
This storm brought more snow to some cities than any other in at least the past 130 years, local media reported. The 20 centimeters in New Orleans is the most recorded there since 1895.
On Thursday, an extreme cold warning was issued from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle (the northwestern part of the state bordering Alabama to the north and west, Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south).
According to forecasts, temperatures will begin to rise tomorrow.
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