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Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages
Over 70,000 homes in Tennessee and Mississippi remain without power due to ice and wind damage from a prolonged winter storm, with at least 110 deaths reported from cold exposure.
- More than 70,000 homes and businesses in Tennessee and Mississippi began a second week without power, Nashville Electric Service reported Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.
- A weekend bomb cyclone damaged infrastructure, and freeze warnings persisted into Tuesday in south Georgia and Florida, hindering recovery.
- In Nashville, a resident described living nine days without power and cooking on a propane grill while insulating a bedroom, and Florida farms reported freeze damage at 23 F.
- Authorities are pressing for accountability after the outages and cold-related deaths, with the death toll surpassing 110 since late January and hypothermia implicated in 13 deaths, according to reports.
- Visible shoreline debris and collapsed houses in Buxton highlight broader climate and coastal risks, with erosion leaving barrier islands vulnerable after recent storms.
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Independent EspañolBy GARY D. ROBERTSON, TRAVIS LOLLER and RUSS BYNUM RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA (AP) — Four cold-winded houses on an eroded island of North Carolina collapsed in the ocean, while Florida farmers eagerly waited for plants to defrost on Monday after more than a week of cold weather in the eastern half of the United States. Thermometers remained below zero throughout the day in the north of the country, from the Dakotas to Maine, and it was predict…
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Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages
People in North Carolina are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage.
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