Overview
- The National Weather Service confirmed exceptional coastal North Carolina totals, including 19.5 inches in Peletier, about 17.5–18 inches in James City, and roughly 17 inches in Bath and Beaufort.
- New York City officials reported 14 deaths tied to the cold emergency, with hypothermia a possible factor in at least eight cases pending autopsies.
- Roughly 150 million people were under cold-weather alerts as the bomb cyclone’s Arctic air mass spread from the Gulf Coast to New England.
- Travel and infrastructure were heavily impacted, with more than 2,800 U.S. flights canceled Saturday and at least 1,800 Sunday, over 1,000 roadway crashes reported, and at least two storm-related deaths in North Carolina.
- Florida saw rare conditions for the region, including snow flurries near Tampa–St. Petersburg and the coldest air mass in southern Florida since 1989, affecting crops and wildlife.