US EditionHypothermia risks increase in Mississippi and Tennessee with next wave of frigid temperatures
Nearly 230,000 homes remain powerless as National Guard troops deliver supplies and risks of hypothermia and carbon monoxide exposure increase amid prolonged subfreezing temperatures.
- On Friday, arctic air is set to sweep the U.S. South as parts of Mississippi and Tennessee enter their sixth day without power in subfreezing temperatures, the National Weather Service forecasts.
- A massive winter storm dumped snow and ice across the eastern U.S., knocking out power and causing widespread outages, with Mississippi officials calling it the worst storm since 1994.
- Authorities opened about 80 warming centers and mobilized hundreds of National Guard troops Thursday, distributing over 600 warming units and 2,200 gallons of fuel as at least 85 people died, half in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
- Power-Restoration timelines remain unclear, prompting heavy utility deployments as Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell sends record crews, while Dr. Abhi Mehrotra warns some deaths may stem from carbon monoxide exposure.
- Forecasters expect subfreezing conditions to persist into February with heavy snow possible in the Carolinas, Virginia and northeast Georgia, while Dr. Hans House warns hypothermia risk rises after six to seven days without heat.
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Hypothermia Risk Rises in Mississippi and Tennessee With Next Blast of Frigid Weather
Another wave of dangerous cold is heading for the U.S. South, and experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee who are entering their sixth day trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures. The post Hypothermia Risk Rises in Mississippi and Tennessee With Next Blast of Frigid Weather appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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By SOPHIE BATES, SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM BELZONI, Mississippi, USA (AP) — With another dangerous cold wave heading south of the United States on Friday, experts claim that the risk of hypothermia increases for people in some parts of Mississippi and Tennessee who start their sixth day trapped at home without electricity and with temperatures below zero. “The longer they are exposed to the cold, the worse,” said Dr. Hans House, professor …
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Hypothermia risks increase in Mississippi and Tennessee with next wave of frigid temperatures
Another wave of dangerous cold is heading for the U.S. South, and experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee who are entering their sixth day trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures.
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