Winter storm updates: Dozens dead across US in wake of massive snowfall, deep freeze

Storm deaths were reported in the Northeast, the South and the Plains.

Last Updated: January 27, 2026, 4:41 PM EST

A deadly winter storm that brought massive snowfall across the U.S. knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in the South and crippled travel in the Northeast.

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Jan 26, 2026, 7:33 AM EST

Snow totals from across country, as Philadelphia marks biggest snowfall in decade

More than 11 inches of snow fell in Central Park in New York City, marking the city’s biggest snowfall since 2022. Philadelphia recorded over 9 inches, its biggest snowfall in a decade, while Boston recorded more than 16 inches.

Snow covers cars following a major storm storm on January 26, 2026 in Boston, MA.
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People walk across Sixth Avenue as snow falls in New York City on January 25, 2026.
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The Northeast states saw massive snow totals: 17 inches in Connecticut and New Jersey, 16 inches in Rhode Island, 11 in Maryland, 20 inches in Massachusetts and 23 inches in Pennsylvania.

In the Midwest, snow totals hit 14 inches in Indiana and Illinois.

Even the South saw major snow, with 11 inches recorded in the Little Rock, Arkansas, area and 5 inches in Tennessee.

People walk across Sixth Avenue as snow falls in New York City on January 25, 2026.
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Dangerous freezing rain is also making streets extremely slick in the South. An inch of freezing rain was recorded in Greenville, South Carolina, and Cherokee, Alabama, while Nashville, Tennessee, has half an inch of freezing rain.

Jan 26, 2026, 6:50 AM EST

Tracking the storm: Latest forecast

This weekend’s massive winter storm brought 10 to 20 inches of snow to the Plains and the Northeast and dangerous sleet and freezing rain to the South, crippling travel.

As the snow ends Monday morning, nearly 270 million people across the central and eastern U.S. are under alert for dangerously cold temperatures.

In the South, the wind chill -- what temperature it feels like -- dropped Monday morning to minus 3 degrees in Dallas, 7 degrees in Austin, zero degrees in Little Rock, Arkansas, and 2 degrees in Nashville, Tennessee. Dallas, New Orleans and Austin may hit record low temperatures on Monday, and that brutal cold will continue into Tuesday.

In the Midwest, the Monday morning wind chill is hitting a dangerous minus 27 degrees in Minneapolis and minus 14 in Chicago.

And for the Northeast, the wind chills will see a major drop on Tuesday morning to minus 4 in Washington, D.C., minus 3 in Boston and minus 18 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

People walk across Sixth Avenue as snow falls in the Manhattan borough of New York City on January 25, 2026.
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A person walks in the snow after a storm in Portsmouth, N.H., Jan. 26, 2026.
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-ABC News' Daniel Manzo

Jan 25, 2026, 8:07 PM EST

At least 2 dead from hypothermia in Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Public Health announced on Sunday that at least two people in the state had died from hypothermia in the ongoing winter storm.

Two men died in Caddo Parish, according to the agency.

Jan 25, 2026, 7:33 PM EST

1 person found dead in Austin, Texas, during winter storm

Austin city officials confirmed on Sunday that at least one person has died during the ongoing winter storm.

Austin-Travis County EMS confirmed to ABC News that one person was found dead in the parking lot of an abandoned gas station early Sunday morning. Due to the circumstances, the presumed cause is hypothermia; however, ATCEMS cannot officially rule on causes of death. Only the medical examiner can make that determination.

The identity of the individual has not been released.

-ABC News' Vanessa Navarrete

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