Overview
- About 150 million people faced cold-weather alerts as the storm delivered the coldest South Florida air mass since 1989, according to the Weather Prediction Center.
- Nearly a foot of snow fell in the Charlotte area in a top-five event for the city, with North Carolina reporting roughly 1,000 crashes and two deaths and a Cape Hatteras beach house collapsing in heavy surf.
- FlightAware reported more than 2,800 U.S. cancellations Saturday and another 1,500 Sunday, including about 800 at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
- Roughly 158,000 customers remained without power Sunday, largely in Southern states, and Nashville Electric Service projected restoring 90% by Tuesday and 99% by next Sunday.
- South Florida saw record lows such as 24°F in Orlando, cold-stunned iguanas falling from trees, and a state wildlife order allowing people to transport iguanas to commission offices.