Bitter cold grips millions as US digs out of sweeping snowstormListen to this articleMillions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures for at least several daysNEW YORK - Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whipped snow and ice across the country, knocking out power and paralyzing transportation. Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana -- southern states unaccustomed to intense winter weather and the bone-chilling cold that's forecast to continue for much of the next week -- were especially impacted. Approximately 190 million people in the United States were under some form of extreme cold alert, the National Weather Service (NWS) told AFP. Areas across 20 states received at least a foot of snow (30.5 cm), and in many cases far more. NWS meteorologist Allison Santorelli told AFP the agency was seeing widespread reports of significant ice accumulation, including in places unaccustomed to severe winter weather.

Source: Bangkok Post January 26, 2026 21:53 UTC