NEW ORLEANS – Severe storms swept across the country, affecting many areas from the central to the eastern United States. Sadly, two people lost their lives in Mississippi due to these dangerous conditions, which also damaged buildings in Oklahoma.
Forecasters predict a Pacific storm will bring rain and mountain snow to California and other western regions from Wednesday to Friday.
On Wednesday morning, North and South Carolina were under a tornado watch, while tornado warnings were issued for Florida and South Carolina. Earlier in the week, high winds caused some adjustments to New Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebrations, with the biggest parades being moved up to escape the worst of the weather.
In Mississippi, the governor reported two fatalities linked to the storm. One person died when a power line fell in Madison County, and another driver was killed when a tree struck their vehicle.
Travel was discouraged in eastern Nebraska on Wednesday due to poor visibility from high winds. A section of Interstate 80 was closed for safety reasons. Similarly, parts of southern Minnesota were experiencing blizzard-like conditions, making travel risky. Heavy snow and strong winds were causing delays across the Twin Cities area and into western Wisconsin.
Widespread power outages affected hundreds of thousands of people in the central and southeastern U.S. States like Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama saw significant disruptions in electricity service as a result of the storms.
Air travel was also heavily impacted, with over 850 flights canceled on Tuesday alone. On Wednesday, nearly 500 more flights were canceled as delays at major East Coast airports began to ripple throughout the country’s air traffic system.
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