As of the morning of January 27, there were about 550,000 power outages remaining in the country. The southern regions were the hardest hit, where freezing rain caused tree and power line damage. Restoration of electricity may take several days, warn officials.
A snow cover reaching 30 cm spread over 2100 km — from Arkansas to New England. As a result, transportation has come to a halt, flights have been canceled, and schools have been closed.
According to the Associated Press, as of January 27, the death toll from the winter storm has reached 30.
On January 26, ABC reported, citing data from the National Weather Service, that the storm affected about 200 million people. Snowfall covered the country from New Mexico to New England on the East Coast, with some regions experiencing snow depths of nearly 40 cm.
