南方仍在从本周早些时候袭击的冰雪中挖掘,关闭疫苗接种点,切断电源,使道路陷入瘫痪,并夺走了16条生命——但只是一秒钟暴风雨正在逼近。
周二晚上到周三早上,冰和雪将进入德克萨斯州和俄克拉荷马州。
周三晚上,冰雪将蔓延到密西西比州和田纳西州的部分地区,包括孟菲斯。
俄克拉荷马城和小石城正处于冬季风暴警报中,可能会有4到8英寸的降雪。
俄克拉荷马城距离创下有史以来最大降雪季节的新纪录还有7英寸。
达拉斯可能会有1到4英寸的降雪,预计还会有更多的停电。
奥斯汀到休斯顿再到路易斯安那,周三早上可能会有冰堆积和非常危险的旅行。
周三晚上,从新奥尔良到彭萨科拉的墨西哥湾沿岸可能会有严重的风暴。
冰雪将在周三晚上继续进入俄亥俄山谷和大西洋中部,并持续到周四早上。
韩国也正在经历创纪录的寒流。
俄克拉荷马城周二降至零下14度,这是自1899年以来最冷的一天。
在俄克拉荷马州的劳顿,周二气温骤降至零下12度——创历史新低。
达拉斯的气温降至零下2度——自1949年以来最低。
由于风暴,德克萨斯州疫苗运输暂停。
德克萨斯州健康服务部表示,“由于冬季风暴和危险的条件,疾控中心已经暂停疫苗运输。我们预计至少要到周三才能交货。许多当地疫苗供应商推迟了诊所,因为人们现在离开德克萨斯州的大部分地区是不安全的。一旦安全且当地条件允许,疫苗接种将尽快恢复。”
佛罗里达主要的连锁超市Publix因天气原因,将于周三取消其在佛罗里达商店的所有疫苗活动。
至少有17个其他州推迟或取消了一些疫苗接种:阿拉巴马州、佐治亚州、伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、堪萨斯州、肯塔基州、路易斯安那州、缅因州、密歇根州、密西西比州、密苏里州、新罕布什尔州、俄亥俄州、俄克拉荷马州、俄勒冈州、宾夕法尼亚州和田纳西州。
周四,风暴将穿过大西洋中部和东北部。从罗利到里士满都有可能积冰,而大雪可能会袭击华盛顿特区、费城和纽约市。
华盛顿可以看到5英寸厚的雪、雨夹雪和冰。
费城可能会下3到6英寸的雪,郊区会下6到1英尺的雪。
纽约市预计将有4到8英寸的降雪,该市北部和西部的郊区将有6到1英尺的降雪。
与此同时,周一晚上,一场风暴给佛罗里达州、佐治亚州和北卡罗来纳州带来了几场龙卷风。
州长罗伊·库珀说,北卡罗来纳州报道的龙卷风造成三人死亡。
据美联社报道,共有16人死于这场风暴。
白宫周二晚间表示,拜登总统与受天气影响的几个州的州长通了电话,包括德克萨斯州州长格雷格·艾伯特(Greg Abbott)和路易斯安那州州长约翰·贝尔·爱德华兹(John Bel Edwards)。
拜登说,政府“准备好提供援助,并随时准备响应州长的联邦援助请求,并将部署任何额外的联邦紧急资源,以帮助他们州的居民度过这场历史性的风暴。”
Another storm heading to snow-slammed South: Latest forecast
The South is still digging out from snow and ice that hit earlier this week, closing vaccination sites, knocking out power, bringing roads to a standstill and claimed 16 lives -- but a second storm is closing in.
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, ice and snow will move into Texas and Oklahoma.
Wednesday evening, the snow and ice will spread into parts of Mississippi and Tennessee, including Memphis.
Oklahoma City and Little Rock are under winter storm warnings with 4 to 8 inches of snow possible.
Oklahoma City is 7 inches away from setting a new record for the snowiest season ever.
Dallas could see 1 to 4 inches of snow -- and more power outages are expected.
Austin to Houston to Louisiana could see ice accumulation and very treacherous travel Wednesday morning.
Severe storms are possible along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Pensacola on Wednesday night.
The snow and ice will continue to move into the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning.
The South is also enduring a record-breaking cold snap.
Oklahoma City fell to minus 14 degrees Tuesday -- the coldest since 1899.
In Lawton, Oklahoma, the temperature plunged to minus 12 degrees Tuesday -- an all-time record low.
The temperature in Dallas fell to minus 2 degrees -- the coldest since 1949.
Texas vaccine shipments are on hold because of the storm.
Texas' Department of State Health Services said, "due to the winter storm and dangerous conditions, the CDC has put vaccine shipments on hold. We are not expecting deliveries to occur until at least Wednesday. Many local vaccine providers have postponed clinics since it is not safe for people to be out across much of Texas right now. Vaccination will resume as soon as it is safe and local conditions allow."
Publix, the major supermarket chain in Florida, is canceling all vaccine events at their stores in Florida on Wednesday due to weather.
At least 17 other states have delayed or canceled some vaccinations: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
On Thursday the storm will move through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Accumulating ice is possible from Raleigh to Richmond, while heavy snow could hit Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City.
D.C. could see 5 inches of snow, sleet and ice.
Philadelphia may get 3 to 6 inches of snow, with 6 inches to 1 foot in the suburbs.
New York City is forecast to see 4 to 8 inches of snow, with 6 inches to 1 foot in the suburbs north and west of the city.
Meanwhile, Monday night, a storm brought several reported tornadoes to Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.
Three people were killed from the reported twister in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper said.
Altogether, 16 people have died due to the storm, according to The Associated Press.
President Biden had a phone call with several governors of the states affected by the weather, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, the White House said Tuesday evening.
Biden said the administration was "prepared to assist and stands ready to respond to requests for Federal assistance from the governors and will deploy any additional Federal emergency resources available to assist the residents of their states in getting through this historic storm."