Extreme cold sweeps US: Wind chills hit -55, snow; ice reach Florida | In photos
As the southern states prepare for bitterly low temperatures with infrequent snowfall, more than 175 million people in the US
As the southern states prepare for bitterly low temperatures with infrequent snowfall, more than 175 million people in the US are under a cold weather alert.
A destructive winter storm is expected to hit sections of the South on Monday as an arctic air mass that is sweeping across the eastern, central, and parts of the western U.S. channels temperatures 20 to 30 degrees below the already record January normal. In pic: a man holds an umbrella during cold weather as he visits the National Mall a day before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, U.S.(REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the storm is expected to move eastward along the Gulf Coast and across the Southeast after starting late Monday in eastern and southern Texas. In pic: The Washington Monument is seen through fencing as people brave the winter weather on the National Mall days ahead of the 60th Presidental Inauguration on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (AFP/Kent Nishimura )
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Large areas of sleet and freezing rain are predicted for parts of southern Texas, southeast Georgia, and northern Florida, coupled with heavy snow along and north of the Interstate 10 corridor.( AFP/JUSTIN SULLIVAN)
A large portion of the Gulf Coast and northern Florida were under a freeze warning. A "rare, significant winter storm" is expected to hit the area as a result of cold air and a developing low pressure system.( AFP/Kent Nishimura )
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The Houston National Weather Service office reported expanding sleet and snow showers, warning drivers to avoid the roads as they would intensify overnight.(REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
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