A colossal winter storm that dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. sent temperatures plunging.
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A person walks near a blockade set up to deter federal immigration enforcement vehicles In Minneapolis, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Alex Taylor, 23, and his dog Daisy, make their way down a snowy hill in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
An iguana stunned by the cold lies immobile on a house deck, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in South Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Icicles cling to strawberries at a field Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The Baháʼí House of Worship is seen from above on a snowy Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Wilmette, Ill.. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Icicles are seen, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Ice covers the confluence of the Allegheny, left, Ohio, center, and Monongahela Rivers at the Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
A plow clears snow in front of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A harbor light is covered with snow and ice during a cold day in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Icicles cling to an American flag in Nashville, Tenn., (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Utility trucks are seen through ice covered trees Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Ice covers a tree branch Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A person stands on a snow-covered ground along Lake Michigan as birds fly overhead at Montrose beach in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
People look over the partial frozen Great Falls in Paterson, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A worker clears a street of debris and ice in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
A group of children and adults build an igloo in the front yard of a home on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
A tree downed by ice rests in a front yard just feet from a house in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Travis Loller)
Todd Thibaud, left, and his wife Susan dig out their driveway and walkway following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot and a half of snow across the region, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Haverhill, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A person takes the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Ice floats on the Hudson River seen on the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A pedestrian is bundled up against the frigid weather as she waits to cross an icy street, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A vehicle travels along an icy portion of the Natchez Trace Parkway Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Florence, Ala., as freezing conditions linger after the weekend ice storm. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
A lineman works to restore power in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
Ian Flood sleds down a street in his Beacon Hill neighborhood following a winter storm that dump more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Footprints mark the snow in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Sadie Eidson, left, laughs while playing in the snow in Central Park during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Snow covers houses in Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
A worker uses a snow blower on Wall Street, in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Jack Grimes shovels snow off his roof before it could do damage to the building on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Wardsboro, Vt., after Winter Storm Fern dropped several inches of snow. (Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Melissa Welsh and Kevin Daly ski in Riverside Park in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A man digs a car out of the snow on Beacon Hill following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
People cross a snow covered street in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Secret Service officers help a car get out of a build-up of snow, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Ian Flood sleds down a street in his Beacon Hill neighborhood following a winter storm that dump more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Carrie Hampton tries to navigate a snowy intersection without spilling her coffee in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Melissa Welsh and Kevin Daly ski in Riverside Park in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
People sled at Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Airport crew plow snow during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Airport crew plow snow during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People walk past the Marine Corps War Memorial as snow falls, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person bundles up while walking along the shore of Lake Michigan at Montrose beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Snow covers stairs leading into the Chambers Street subway station during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)
A man crosses a street while cross-country skiing on a walking trail Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)
A person rides a bicycle during a snowy day in Evanston, Ill., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Ice is seen during a winter weather event, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
A person walks across a street during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Emilia O'Brien, of Michigan, sleds outside the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A plow removes snow on Benjamin Franklin Parkway as a statue of George Washington is seen at left during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Ice covers tree limbs during a winter storm Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People walk through Arlington, Va. during a snowstorm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person takes photos at Montrose beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Icicles are seen on a power line during an ice storm on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Tucker, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Workers shovel snow outside the National Gallery of Art, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person crosses a street during a snowstorm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Lake Michigan is covered with snow with the skyline in the background in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person walks past snowy stairs in downtown Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Abrar Omar walks through Manhattan during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
A person jogs at JFK Plaza, also knows as Love Park during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A bicycle is covered with scow at North Avenue beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
People walk along the National Mall as snow falls, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People wait to cross the street in Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
A person walks across the Brooklyn Bridge as it snows on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)
People sled at Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People take photos at Lake Michigan in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person walks near a blockade set up to deter federal immigration enforcement vehicles In Minneapolis, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 140th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Alex Taylor, 23, and his dog Daisy, make their way down a snowy hill in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
An iguana stunned by the cold lies immobile on a house deck, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in South Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Icicles cling to strawberries at a field Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The Baháʼí House of Worship is seen from above on a snowy Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Wilmette, Ill.. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Icicles are seen, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Ice covers the confluence of the Allegheny, left, Ohio, center, and Monongahela Rivers at the Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
A plow clears snow in front of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A harbor light is covered with snow and ice during a cold day in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Icicles cling to an American flag in Nashville, Tenn., (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Utility trucks are seen through ice covered trees Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Ice covers a tree branch Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A person stands on a snow-covered ground along Lake Michigan as birds fly overhead at Montrose beach in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
People look over the partial frozen Great Falls in Paterson, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A worker clears a street of debris and ice in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
A group of children and adults build an igloo in the front yard of a home on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
A tree downed by ice rests in a front yard just feet from a house in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Travis Loller)
Todd Thibaud, left, and his wife Susan dig out their driveway and walkway following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot and a half of snow across the region, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Haverhill, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A person takes the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Ice floats on the Hudson River seen on the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A pedestrian is bundled up against the frigid weather as she waits to cross an icy street, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A vehicle travels along an icy portion of the Natchez Trace Parkway Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Florence, Ala., as freezing conditions linger after the weekend ice storm. (Dan Busey/The TimesDaily via AP)
A lineman works to restore power in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
Ian Flood sleds down a street in his Beacon Hill neighborhood following a winter storm that dump more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Footprints mark the snow in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Sadie Eidson, left, laughs while playing in the snow in Central Park during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
Snow covers houses in Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
A worker uses a snow blower on Wall Street, in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Jack Grimes shovels snow off his roof before it could do damage to the building on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Wardsboro, Vt., after Winter Storm Fern dropped several inches of snow. (Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro Reformer via AP)
Melissa Welsh and Kevin Daly ski in Riverside Park in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A man digs a car out of the snow on Beacon Hill following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
People cross a snow covered street in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Secret Service officers help a car get out of a build-up of snow, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
Ian Flood sleds down a street in his Beacon Hill neighborhood following a winter storm that dump more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Carrie Hampton tries to navigate a snowy intersection without spilling her coffee in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Melissa Welsh and Kevin Daly ski in Riverside Park in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
People sled at Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Airport crew plow snow during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Airport crew plow snow during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People walk past the Marine Corps War Memorial as snow falls, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person bundles up while walking along the shore of Lake Michigan at Montrose beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Snow covers stairs leading into the Chambers Street subway station during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)
A man crosses a street while cross-country skiing on a walking trail Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer)
A person rides a bicycle during a snowy day in Evanston, Ill., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Ice is seen during a winter weather event, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
A person walks across a street during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Emilia O'Brien, of Michigan, sleds outside the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A plow removes snow on Benjamin Franklin Parkway as a statue of George Washington is seen at left during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Ice covers tree limbs during a winter storm Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People walk through Arlington, Va. during a snowstorm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person takes photos at Montrose beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Icicles are seen on a power line during an ice storm on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Tucker, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Workers shovel snow outside the National Gallery of Art, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person crosses a street during a snowstorm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Lake Michigan is covered with snow with the skyline in the background in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A person walks past snowy stairs in downtown Pittsburgh, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Abrar Omar walks through Manhattan during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
A person jogs at JFK Plaza, also knows as Love Park during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A bicycle is covered with scow at North Avenue beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
People walk along the National Mall as snow falls, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People wait to cross the street in Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
A person walks across the Brooklyn Bridge as it snows on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)
People sled at Philadelphia Art Museum steps by the Rocky statue during a winter storm in Philadelphia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People take photos at Lake Michigan in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
