The winter storm that touched almost every part of the nation during the weekend is promising to hold out throughout the week with the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States under a winter storm watch, Reuters reported.
The storm began last week that caused thousands of people in the Mid-Atlantic to be without power and heat since Sunday will hit the region again, slowing down communities' return to normal life, according to Reuters.
Temperatures below freezing were the norm in states like Philadelphia and Oregon, as ice and snow knocked over trees and killed power to thousands of homes, Reuters reported.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch on Monday night for the District of Columbia, northern Virginia and central Maryland where five inches of snow is expected to fall. New York is also expected to receive at least five inches of snow from Monday night to Tuesday morning.
Due to the fallen ice-coated trees 62,000 customers still do not have power, the Dominion Virginia Power Company told Reuters. Spokesman Dan Genest says customers should prepare for outages lasting multiple days due to the second storm on the way.
"I don't think things are going to warm up anytime soon," said Bruce Sullivan, National Weather Service meteorologist.
Flights were also delayed all over the country as snow and ice covered airport runways and highways from Texas to Oklahoma and Virginia through Pennsylvania, according to Reuters.
Maryland received seven to 10 inches of snow over the weekend, while central and eastern Pennsylvania got four to 10 inches. Parts of New York received up to 10 inches through Monday morning, Reuters reported.
Some states, like Oregon, hit record-setting temperatures. Burns, in northern Oregon, dipped to a record-breaking temperature of minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday night, Sullivan announced on the National Weather Service website. Minneapolis also experienced extreme temperatures at 1 degree Fahrenheit, with the wind chill lowering it to minus 21 degrees.
The weather has also caused fatalities due to dangerous road conditions caused by sleet and ice on the roads. In Philadelphia, more than 50 cars and trucks were involved in a pile up due to ice and snow on Sunday; one man was killed when he left his vehicle after the crash, officials said, according to Reuters.
A five-year-old boy was killed in Oklahoma after a van flipped on an iced-over bridge, according to officials. A homeless man died of exposure in Oklahoma City as he slept under an overpass, Reuters reported.
About 4,000 homes and businesses in the state of Oklahoma were without power on Monday, according to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesperson Matt Skinner. He added service would probably be restored later this week, Reuters reported.
State officials claimed at least 200 people have suffered injuries due to storm conditions. Mary Fallin, Oklahoma Governor, declared a state of emergency stating a "prolonged sub-freezing temperatures, dangerous road conditions and power outages."
