A powerful winter storm blanketed the southern U.S. with snow, sleet, and freezing rain on Wednesday, breaking snow records and causing disruptions across multiple states. Cities including New Orleans, Atlanta, and Jacksonville saw rare accumulations, while at least three fatalities were linked to freezing temperatures. Flights were grounded, highways were closed, and power outages affected over 100,000 customers. The storm’s Arctic air brought temperatures colder than Anchorage to the South. Scientists link such extreme weather to a warming Arctic disrupting jet streams.
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00:02A powerful winter storm blanketed the southern U.S. with snow, sleet, and freezing rain on Wednesday,
00:07breaking snow records and causing disruptions across multiple states. Cities including New
00:12Orleans, Atlanta, and Jacksonville saw rare accumulations, while at least three fatalities
00:17were linked to freezing temperatures. Flights were grounded, highways were closed, and power
00:21outages affected over 100,000 customers. The storm's arctic air brought temperatures colder
00:26than acreage to the south. Scientists link such extreme weather to a warming arctic
00:31disrupting jet streams. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.