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![Cars drive by Michael Given as he stands at an intersection asking for money during a winter storm Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Given said he is a restaurant worker who was laid off during the coronavirus pandemic.]()
Cars drive by Michael Given as he stands at an intersection asking for money during a winter storm Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Given said he is a restaurant worker who was laid off during the coronavirus pandemic.![City of Richardson worker Kaleb Love breaks ice on a frozen fountain Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Richardson, Texas. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores. (AP Photo/LM Otero)]()
City of Richardson worker Kaleb Love breaks ice on a frozen fountain Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Richardson, Texas. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores. (AP Photo/LM Otero)![Two men climb over downed trees as they head out to retrieve gas for generators, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va., following a winter weather system.]()
Two men climb over downed trees as they head out to retrieve gas for generators, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Huntington, W.Va., following a winter weather system.![Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon stands on his kitchen counter to warm his feet over his gas stove Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Power was out for thousands of central Texas residents after temperatures dropped into the single digits when a snow storm hit the area on Sunday night.]()
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon stands on his kitchen counter to warm his feet over his gas stove Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Power was out for thousands of central Texas residents after temperatures dropped into the single digits when a snow storm hit the area on Sunday night.![A homeless man Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, sleeps at the Chicago Transit Authority's Clark & Dearborn bus station the morning after a snowstorm dumped up to 18 inches in the greater Chicago area.]()
A homeless man Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, sleeps at the Chicago Transit Authority's Clark & Dearborn bus station the morning after a snowstorm dumped up to 18 inches in the greater Chicago area.![Customers use the light from a cellphone to look in the meat section of a grocery store Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Dallas. Even though the store lost power, it was open for cash-only sales.]()
Customers use the light from a cellphone to look in the meat section of a grocery store Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Dallas. Even though the store lost power, it was open for cash-only sales.![A motorist digs a path to his car Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, after an overnight snow storm dumped up to 18.5 inches in the Chicago area.]()
A motorist digs a path to his car Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, after an overnight snow storm dumped up to 18.5 inches in the Chicago area.![People push a car free after spinning out in the snow Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Waco, Texas. A winter storm that brought snow, ice and plunging temperatures across the southern Plains and caused a power emergency in Texas stretched its frigid fingers down to the Gulf Coast.]()
People push a car free after spinning out in the snow Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Waco, Texas. A winter storm that brought snow, ice and plunging temperatures across the southern Plains and caused a power emergency in Texas stretched its frigid fingers down to the Gulf Coast.![A man peers out from under a blanket while trying to stay warm in below-freezing temperatures Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.]()
A man peers out from under a blanket while trying to stay warm in below-freezing temperatures Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.![Erasmo Vazquez, right, walks along a snow- covered sidewalk with his wife, Maria, center, and daughter Day, left, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.]()
Erasmo Vazquez, right, walks along a snow- covered sidewalk with his wife, Maria, center, and daughter Day, left, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.![Power lines on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Houston. More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts]()
Power lines on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Houston. More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge of demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows, buckling the state's power grid and causing widespread blackouts![A line of more than 200 people formed outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, which city officials opened as an emergency shelter for the area homeless, who needed to get out of the freezing temperatures.]()
A line of more than 200 people formed outside the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, which city officials opened as an emergency shelter for the area homeless, who needed to get out of the freezing temperatures.![A maintenance worker plows fresh fallen snow Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in the Bronzville neighborhood of Chicago. A winter storm has blanketed the Chicago area overnight with up to 18.5 inches of snow.]()
A maintenance worker plows fresh fallen snow Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in the Bronzville neighborhood of Chicago. A winter storm has blanketed the Chicago area overnight with up to 18.5 inches of snow.![Firefighters respond to a site after a deadly tornado tore through Brunswick County, N.C., on Tuesday. (AP/Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office)]()
Firefighters respond to a site after a deadly tornado tore through Brunswick County, N.C., on Tuesday. (AP/Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office)![Damaged vehicles sit among debris after the tornado hit Brunswick County, N.C. (AP/Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office)]()
Damaged vehicles sit among debris after the tornado hit Brunswick County, N.C. (AP/Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office)![A woman crosses Wooster Street as snow falls Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in downtown Bowling Green, Ohio. Much of the area is expected to receive a foot of snow.]()
A woman crosses Wooster Street as snow falls Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in downtown Bowling Green, Ohio. Much of the area is expected to receive a foot of snow.![A person carries a broom after brushing snow off a car Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in St. Louis. Missouri is being hit by a winter storm bringing snow and brutally cold temperatures.]()
A person carries a broom after brushing snow off a car Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in St. Louis. Missouri is being hit by a winter storm bringing snow and brutally cold temperatures.![Igee Cummings walks through the snow Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.]()
Igee Cummings walks through the snow Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S.![Eithan Colindres wears a winter coat inside after the apartment his family lives in the Greenspoint area that lost power following an overnight snowfall Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Houston. Temperatures plunged into the teens Monday with light snow and freezing rain.]()
Eithan Colindres wears a winter coat inside after the apartment his family lives in the Greenspoint area that lost power following an overnight snowfall Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Houston. Temperatures plunged into the teens Monday with light snow and freezing rain.![A wrecker crew works to remove a car from the median of Interstate55 in McComb, Miss., on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains.]()
A wrecker crew works to remove a car from the median of Interstate55 in McComb, Miss., on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains.![A truck drives past a highway sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more than 2 million people and shut down grocery stores and dangerously snowy roads.]()
A truck drives past a highway sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more than 2 million people and shut down grocery stores and dangerously snowy roads.![A Home Depot parking lot is covered in snow in the Westbury neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm making its way from the southern Plains to the Northeast is affecting air travel.]()
A Home Depot parking lot is covered in snow in the Westbury neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm making its way from the southern Plains to the Northeast is affecting air travel.![Homes in the Westbury neighborhood are covered in snow in Houston, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm making its way from the southern Plains to the Northeast is affecting air travel.]()
Homes in the Westbury neighborhood are covered in snow in Houston, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A winter storm making its way from the southern Plains to the Northeast is affecting air travel.![People clear snow off of cars Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in St. Louis. Missouri is being hit by a winter storm bringing snow and brutally cold temperatures.]()
People clear snow off of cars Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in St. Louis. Missouri is being hit by a winter storm bringing snow and brutally cold temperatures.![An electronic message board advises drivers of potential congestion on the intersecting interstate as they drive south on Interstate 55 in north Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, as light snow mixed with sleet, and rain continue to cover much of the state. The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures barely hovering at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and likely slipping into the single digits by Tuesday morning. A winter storm warning continues throughout the state.]()
An electronic message board advises drivers of potential congestion on the intersecting interstate as they drive south on Interstate 55 in north Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, as light snow mixed with sleet, and rain continue to cover much of the state. The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures barely hovering at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and likely slipping into the single digits by Tuesday morning. A winter storm warning continues throughout the state.![An 18-wheeler speeds along an ice covered Interstate 55 in north Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, as light snow mixed with sleet, and rain continue to cover much of the state. While the highway has several lanes, some drivers preferred to follow an established trail. The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures barely hovering at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and likely slipping into the single digits by Tuesday morning. A winter storm warning continues throughout the state. Although most of the motorists drove cautiously under the speed limit, others chose to drive at close to posted highway speeds.]()
An 18-wheeler speeds along an ice covered Interstate 55 in north Jackson, Miss., Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, as light snow mixed with sleet, and rain continue to cover much of the state. While the highway has several lanes, some drivers preferred to follow an established trail. The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures barely hovering at 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and likely slipping into the single digits by Tuesday morning. A winter storm warning continues throughout the state. Although most of the motorists drove cautiously under the speed limit, others chose to drive at close to posted highway speeds.![Bob Denny, 73, of Lewiston, shovels off snow from his driveway on the morning of Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Lewiston, Idaho. About five inches of snow fell overnight in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley with more expected throughout Monday and Tuesday.]()
Bob Denny, 73, of Lewiston, shovels off snow from his driveway on the morning of Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Lewiston, Idaho. About five inches of snow fell overnight in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley with more expected throughout Monday and Tuesday.![Traffic moves along Interstate 30 after a snow storm Feb. 15, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather to Texas and storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation.]()
Traffic moves along Interstate 30 after a snow storm Feb. 15, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather to Texas and storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation.![Drivers on Interstate 55 in Jackson, Miss., on Monday.]()
Drivers on Interstate 55 in Jackson, Miss., on Monday.Unprecedented winter storm hits US leaving death and destruction
The winter storm is blamed for multiple deaths across parts of the South in addition to some widespread power outages.
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