"The US is enduring another bout of severe winter weather, as a succession of powerful weather systems brings heavy snow, freezing rain and extreme cold temperatures across much of the country. Twenty-six states, from Texas to Massachusetts, were under storm warnings issued by the National Weather Service over the weekend, with many alerts remaining in place this week. Heavy snow began falling in parts of north Texas and Oklahoma on Friday evening before pushing eastwards."
"In parts of Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, about 2.5cm (1in) of ice coated cars, roads, trees and downed power lines. Snow and freezing rain continued to track north-east into cities including New York and Philadelphia, where some areas recorded 30-50cm of snowfall. Power outages are expected to last several days in some regions, with more than 800,00 households without electricity as of Sunday night."
Successive powerful systems have brought heavy snow, freezing rain and extreme cold across large parts of the United States, with storm warnings covering 26 states from Texas to Massachusetts. Snow began in north Texas and Oklahoma and pushed east, producing significant ice in Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky and 30–50cm snow totals in cities such as New York and Philadelphia. More than 800,000 households faced multi-day power outages and at least seven deaths were linked to the conditions. Bitter cold spread south with lows near −20°C in parts of Texas, causing hazards like exploding trees. Portugal and northwest Spain brace for Storm Joseph with potentially exceptionally high rainfall, up to 20cm by Friday and more in higher ground, following Storm Ingrid.
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