The death toll from a series of devastating storms that have battered the US has risen to 13 as cleanups across the Midwest and South and West Coast try to get out of the snow.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced Saturday that five people died in multiple counties on March 4 due to severe weather, including high winds. One additional person died indirectly.
The storms have left more than 300,000 people in Kentucky and Michigan in the dark as of Sunday, according to Energy cut.us.
In Southern California, residents and visitors have resorted to writing “help us” in the snow as they have been trapped for more than a week by feet of snow.
“He feels helpless, and it’s a frustrating kind of helplessness,” said a man who has been trapped in the San Bernardino Mountains for nearly two weeks.
In Southern California, residents and visitors have resorted to writing SOS messages in the snow as they have been trapped for more than a week.
A tree is completely uprooted in Morgan County, Alabama, by storms
Onlookers view boats and dock damage at Safe Harbor Pier 121 in Lewisville, Texas on Friday
Last week, winds in Kentucky reached up to 75 miles per hour in Kentucky, causing widespread destruction.
According to Beshear, most of the damage was to trees and power lines.
As of Sunday, more than 216,000 residents were still without power and Beshear warned Saturday that it could take days to restore power. Similarly, Michigan still has nearly 110,000 without power as of Sunday.
“Very significant widespread damage and it will take days to get power back in some places,” Governor Beshear said. saying Saturday at a press conference.
The governor described the strong winds by explaining that some residents of Franklin County, located between Lexington and Louisville, could “feel the walls moving.”
Beshear declared a state of emergency Friday over the weather.
Millions of Americans are still under weather advisories as high winds, snow, tornadoes and storms continue to threaten the states.
The storms have wreaked havoc in states including Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
Seven tornadoes have been reported in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas since Thursday.
Arkansas has also seen more than a half foot of rain and Oklahoma and Ohio were under flood watches Friday.
Winds in Texas ripped the roof off a grocery store north of Dallas, while 80-mph winds were reported near Fort Worth.
Residents of a nearby apartment complex also reported that the winds tore off their roof.
‘The whole building started to shake… The whole roof is gone’, a neighbor said KDFW-TV. ‘He got really crazy.’
A parked car in Red Bank, Tennessee, is seen under a fallen tree after storms on Friday.
Some areas of San Bernardino County have received more than four feet of snow during the recent round of snowfall that hit
Residents wait in line for food after feet of snow fell in Crestline, California
Temperatures in the United States range drastically from negative in the Dakotas to the mid-70s in Texas and surrounding states.
Barbara Buckner looks at her home that was destroyed by a tornado in Norman, Oklahoma
San Bernardino County firefighters have been working to get residents out
Cars carefully navigate downed trees and power lines on Chestnut Blvd. in Selma, Alabama
Another tree was completely uprooted from the ground in Alabama during the recent round of storms that hit the area, including tornadoes.
A vehicle drives down a highway as hail and rain fall during a winter storm that blanketed the region in Redondo Beach, California.
The Santa Clara River flooded due to heavy rain, washing away more than 150 feet of dirt and several mobile homes.
Southern California has seen little relief from a series of storms that have battered the area for weeks.
Another photo shows the damage in Alabama from the storm
In Southern California, two teenage boys hiking in the San Bernardino Mountains were forced to huddle together for days after getting stranded in the snow.
“They have told us: ‘We were already convinced that we were going to die,'” said César Ramírez, father of one of the two children. KTLA.
The area the children were rescued from has been pummeled with snow, some places receiving more than 50 inches in the last week.
California officials estimate up to 10 feet have fallen during storms.
Governor Gavin Newsom has declared states of emergency in 13 counties.
One of the 13 counties includes San Bernardino, where some residents have been stranded for nearly two weeks.
The snowfall has completely closed off access to some roads and has cut off power.
Kirk Taylor, a San Diego resident, said ABC 10 He has been at his family’s Running Springs cabin since February 20 with his wife and two children.
Taylor said her family is prepared with gas and food, but others aren’t so lucky.
They do not have gas, nor gas for hot water. They’re kind of stuck,” she said.
Dawn Rowe, chairwoman of the county’s board of supervisors, said the county received hundreds of emergency calls last week, many from people looking for baby formula or medication.
This was an SOS message written in the snow.
The mountains surrounding Los Angeles are seen covered in snow on March 2.
They do not have gas, nor gas for hot water. They’re kind of stuck,” said San Diego resident Kirk Taylor, who has been stuck in the mountains with his family since Feb. 20.
Snow has completely buried some residents in the San Bernardino mountain area
Hundreds of first responders have been dispatched to assist with recovery efforts in Southern California.
In a video posted to Twitter, a Lake Arrowhead resident pleaded with officials to respond with resources including baby formula and insulin.
Hundreds of first responders have been dispatched to assist with recovery efforts in Southern California.
In Northern California, most ski resorts have already seen more than 500 inches this winter, according to forecasters.
The famous Mammoth Mountain is approaching 700 inches so far this season.
Overall, California’s snowpack is at 189 percent of average to date.