February 3, 2026

Winter Storms Kill at Least 120 Persons-Injures Others

By Isabella Gomez
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

February 3, 2026

MOBILE, Ala. Heavy snow, ice, winds and sub-freezing temperatures during the past week have taken the lives of more than six dozen people.

According to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, the death toll there is now confirmed to be 25 but those numbers are expected to rise as emergency workers are now going door to door in some communities searching for more injured or deceased persons.
And to make things worse, the state could see another round of snow, ice or both Tuesday and Wednesday.
The state, especially in the Nashville metro area still has tens of thousands of residents without power.

When I spoke with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, they also reported similar stories of injuries and deaths caused by two rounds of storms.
As of Monday evening, February 2^nd, 2026, MEMA said that they have confirmed that there have been twenty-five storm related deaths in their state.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency also has reported that about 38,000 outages remain, down from 180,000 at peak.
MEMA reported the following were damaged in 51 counties including:
369 homes
26 businesses
20 farms
62 public roads, 20 have minor damage
They said those numbers are expected to fluctuate as damage assessments continue.
MEMA said that 80 warming centers are open in 51 counties, serving approximately 1,080 people.

In Virginia, the state police reported nearly 400 crashes that resulted in close to forty injuries and three deaths.
Authorities in Northern Virginia reported that at least three cold-related deaths in Fairfax County, Virginia, including individuals who collapsed while shoveling and one who was homeless.

North Carolina reported at least four storm related deaths and nationwide an estimated 120 people have died.