Severe Weather Across the U.S. Leaves Six Dead and Sparks Fires Amidst Ongoing Storms

A deadly storm system has caused fatalities, widespread damage, and power outages, with new storms bringing further risks of snow, wind, and fire conditions.

• Six people have died due to severe weather, including tornadoes, blizzards, and strong winds, impacting multiple states since Tuesday.
• Mississippi reported three fatalities, including one from electrocution, while Nebraska saw three deaths in a head-on vehicle collision during whiteout conditions.
• Over 69 million people remain under wind alerts from New England to the Carolinas, with gusts up to 55 mph expected through Friday.
• Ongoing wildfires in North Carolina, Texas, and New Mexico have burned thousands of acres, exacerbated by dry conditions and strong winds.
• A new storm system is moving across the western U.S., bringing heavy snow to high elevations and rain to Southern California, with risks of debris flows in burn scar areas.

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