
Millions are still without power as forecast calls for more ice and frigid temperatures in hardest-hit states
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As millions of people across the United States continue to weather a deadly winter storm without power, forecasts predict ice and low temperatures could be ahead for some of the worst-hit states.
"Swaths of half an inch of ice will be possible" over the next three days for areas from Texas to Mississippi and up through Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. "All severe weather hazards will be possible including a couple of tornadoes" from the Florida Panhandle to the coastal Carolinas Thursday, NWS said. This comes as states with typically mild winters -- including Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Kentucky -- are already facing hazardous roads, power outages and water shut offs from the winter storms. The weather has led to at least 26 deaths, including three people who died in carbon monoxide related incidents and one driver who hit a snowplow.
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