A major winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow across Connecticut, central Texas and Massachusetts, forcing several schools to remain closed Tuesday, according to several media reports.
The ctpost said the bitter cold that followed will also halt snowmelt for the next few days in Connecticut.
Northern areas of the state received more than 20 inches of snow Sunday, while other regions saw totals between 12 and 15 inches, according to the National Weather Service, ctpost reported.
Schools were closed in Boston
Boston has seen 19 inches of snow in the past 24 hours, with more expected overnight and temperatures remaining dangerously low.
As a result, Boston Public Schools will remain closed on Tuesday, January 27.
Mayor Michelle Wu said the emergency closure will allow crews to clear sidewalks and widen roads so students and the district’s 700 buses can travel safely.
Meanwhile, parts of Mississippi struggled to recover from the state’s worst ice storm since 1994, the AP reported.
On Monday (local time), officials rushed to deliver cots, blankets, bottled water and generators to warming centers in the hardest-hit communities.
The University of Mississippi – where many students were without power – canceled classes for an entire week as its Oxford campus remained closed in ice.
Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill said on social media that so many trees, branches and power lines were down that it “looked like a tornado came through every street.”
Winter storms in the US: Travel affected
A powerful winter storm that brought heavy snow and freezing rain to large parts of the United States caused major travel disruptions on Monday, with thousands of flights canceled or delayed, according to a Reuters report.
Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana – states with little experience of dealing with severe winter conditions – were among the hardest hit as the dangerously cold weather is expected to last into next week, AFP reported. The National Weather Service told AFP that roughly 190 million people across the United States were under some type of extreme cold warning.
(With input from agencies)
