A winter storm is currently moving into Mississippi and roads in some areas may become impassible and numerous extended power outages are expected.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves confirmed via a social media statement Monday, Jan. 26, that the winter storm caused the two deaths. Reeves also stated two injuries have been reported, one in Hinds County and another in Smith County. Both injuries were due to the storm, the governor stated.

The forecasts had predicted that the storm could be among the worst in a generation to hit the region. By Monday, it was clear that is exactly what happened.

Parts of Mississippi will endure dangerous conditions into next week after a severe winter storm passes through the state this weekend.

North Mississippi counties can expect up to 3 inches of sleet, snow and an inch of ice in the latest NWS winter storm warning. What we know

A new burst of arctic air was on the way and there was an “increasing potential of another significant winter storm” for eastern states this weekend, the National Weather Service said.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves discusses the impact a massive winter storm and record-low temperatures are having on his state on ‘America Reports.’

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A winter storm brought freezing temperatures to Central Mississippi this weekend, causing road closures and power outages. In Madison, police said there are icy road conditions.

Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice.

People in Mississippi, particularly in Oxford, are being slammed with winter weather as intense snow and ice continue to cover most of the U.S. this weekend.