By Joseph De Avila and Gareth Vipers
Dozens of people have died and thousands of customers are still without power nearly a week after a sprawling winter storm blanketed much of the U.S. with extreme cold, ice and snow.
The storm, known as a "bomb cyclone," has been blamed for dozens of deaths. Southern states have struggled to recover from the paralyzing storm, with power outages still affecting more than 115,000 customers.
At least 60 million people were under National Weather Service warnings Monday, covering extreme cold and winter weather conditions.
The Arctic air that has engulfed the Eastern and Southern U.S. has resulted in a rare situation in which it is colder in Florida than Montana, the weather service said.
A warming trend is forecast to move across the Southeast starting Tuesday, producing warmer than usual temperatures for the region. But temperatures in Florida will remain below normal and a surge of arctic air will blow across the Great Lakes and into parts of the Midwest by Tuesday and Wednesday.
Here's a breakdown of the storm's impact.
Florida
Parts of west Florida reported snow flurries over the weekend, according to the weather services. Much of northern and eastern Florida remained under extreme cold and freeze warnings Monday, which were expected to continue overnight and into Tuesday morning, the weather service said.
Louisiana
There have been at least nine storm-related deaths, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
More than 7,000 homes and businesses still don't have electricity in the state, according to PowerOutage.us, which monitors electrical outages. Louisiana has opened 46 warming centers across the state. Temperatures are forecast to rise this week after last week's cold spell.
Mississippi
Mississippi has reported 23 storm-related deaths.
More than 50,000 customers were without power Monday, according to PowerOutage.us. Weather across the state was improving, the weather service said, with a cold weather advisory in place in coastal counties. The state is forecast to warm up and reach its typical seasonal temperatures averages this week, the weather service said.
New York
At least 16 people have died in New York City during the cold snap, city officials said. Thirteen of the deaths appear to be hypothermia and three appear to be related to drug overdoses, they said. Monday marked the 11th consecutive day in the city of below freezing weather.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced over the weekend the opening of a new shelter in an effort to get more homeless people off the streets during the cold snap. The city has placed more than 860 homeless people into shelters since Jan. 19.
Tennessee
At least 23 people have died of weather-related fatalities, according to the Tennessee Department of Health.
More than 27,900 customers were without power Monday, according to PowerOutage.us. Subzero temperatures were forecast for much of the state Monday, with things expected to warm up later in the week, the National Weather Service said.
Gov. Bill Lee has made disaster declarations for 23 counties in the state and is seeking assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Texas
In North Texas, three boys drowned after falling through ice on a private pond, authorities said. At least one person died from the cold in Austin, while Fort Worth reported two weather-related deaths, officials said.
Texas will be seeing warmer temperatures throughout the week, the weather service said.
Write to Joseph De Avila at joseph.deavila@wsj.com and Gareth Vipers at gareth.vipers@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 02, 2026 12:15 ET (17:15 GMT)
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