At least 15 dead as powerful snowstorm cripples multiple US states

People shovel snow along a residential street in the Charlestown neighbourhood, Boston, Massachusetts. Pics/Getty Images

At least 15 people have died across multiple US states as a powerful winter storm unleashed deadly cold, ice and snow, with authorities linking several deaths to hypothermia and snow shovelling incidents, as reported by CNN.

Vehicles in Washington stuck on the road after the storm brought down least six inches of snow to the region

The storm across the southern US has caused widespread power outages, particularly in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity as frigid temperatures linger.

A view of the frozen Hudson River looking in New York on Monday

Officials say several additional deaths remain under investigation. More than 200 million people are under cold-weather alerts as the brutal cold sets new daily temperature records.

Nature's fury

800,000+
Power outages reported nationwide

1 inch
Thickness of ice recorded in many areas

-17°C
Temperature in Nashville, Tennessee

6.7 inches
Thickness of sleet (ice pellets) that fell at in Little Rock, Arkansas

10
No. of days it could take to restore power in Kentucky

22.2 Inches
Amount of snow that fell in Massachusetts

200+
No. of dogs rescued

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