Winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger
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Bitter cold and power outages persist as the death toll rises in Middle Tennessee after Winter Storm Fern. Emergency response continues.
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The day after a major winter storm swept across the U.S., hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses remained without electricity, and the prospect of more outages loomed amid frigid temperatures. One early estimate suggested the storm could result in $24 billion in total economic losses.
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Tens of thousands of customers don't have power as a winter storm moves through north Georgia. Power outages will increase as the day goes on as ice from the storm accumulates. Georgia EMC reports at least 22,
A snowplow struck a power line late Sunday morning in Randallstown, knocking out electricity to dozens of customers, BGE officials said. The crash occurred just after 10 a.m. at Chapeldale and Liberty Road,
Public health risks will remain after the snow and sleet stop. Subzero temperatures are forecast in parts of the U.S. through Friday.
Pulaski County, which is primarily served by South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corp. and KU, is still ground zero for the state’s outages. About 28% of the county’s residents are without power, according to the companies’ online power outages reporting sites.