Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; at Least 20 Dead

Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; at Least 20 Dead
City of Richardson worker Kaleb Love works to clear ice from a water fountain in Richardson, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2021. LM Otero/AP Photo
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OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C.—A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm.

The storm that overwhelmed power grids and immobilized the Southern Plains carried heavy snow and freezing rain into New England and the Deep South and left behind painfully low temperatures. Wind-chill warnings extended from Canada into Mexico.