After flooding, gale-force winds, and bitterly cold temperatures swept the area, officials reported Monday that at least 14 people died as a result of powerful winter storms hitting the central and eastern United States.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning on Monday that a winter storm system in Montana and North Dakota would result in “record cold” and wind chills that could reach as low as -60 degrees Fahrenheit (-51 degrees Celsius).
“I’ve got more tough news. In a social media post on Monday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear reported that the death toll had increased to 12 from eight the previous day, increasing the figure.
According to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey, at least one person has died as a result of the weather in his state on Monday.
“We have one confirmed fatality at this time”, he told a press briefing, warning that further flooding was expected. “There are still several people who are missing”.
In addition, one person died in the southern city of Atlanta, Georgia. According to fire official Scott Powell, the victim was killed when an “extremely large” tree fell on his home early on Sunday.
Most of the dead in Kentucky, Beshear said in an earlier news conference, drowned when trapped in their vehicles by fast-rising floodwaters. A mother and her child were among the victims.
Local and federal authorities have declared a state of emergency, so the governor urged residents to avoid the state’s roads.
More than 1, 000 people were rescued by first responders in less than 24 hours, according to Beshear.
The NWS warned of the impact of the cold weather system, which would cause temperatures to drop across a large area, including the central plains, the eastern seaboard, and as far south as the Gulf coast.
The advisory stated that “a bitter cold arctic airmass is anticipated to continue to affect north-central US over the next few days as well as spread further south and east.”
Power to thousands of homes had been restored by Monday, but more than 50, 000 customers remained without electricity in the states of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to monitoring website poweroutage. us.
Source: Channels TV
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