At least 75 dead, 27 of them in Tennessee, as early winter storms continue to pummel the U.S.
At least 72 people died in the week-and-a-half-long winter storms that continue to pound much of the U.S., with at least 27 of those deaths in Tennessee.
At least 75 people have died in the winter storms that have continued to pound much of the U.S. for a week and a half, officials said.
About 57 million people woke up to winter weather alerts Monday, with systems producing freezing rain in the Midwest and the South for residents of eastern Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas.
The freezing rain will continue across parts of the Midwest and the southern Great Lakes on Tuesday, with storms producing periods of rain or snow before moving into Canada.
Another round of freezing rain is expected to break out across the central Plains and the Great Lakes regions Wednesday.
The dangerous winter weather has led to at least 75 deaths directly attributed to rain, ice and snow since Jan. 12, local officials have said.
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