Winter storm: Death toll rises as winter storm continues dumping snow across the U.S Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain are slamming large parts of the U.S. as the dangerously cold weather causes major power outages and travel disruptions.

The Louisiana Department of Public Health announced on Sunday that at least two people in the state had died from hypothermia in the ongoing winter storm. Two men died in Caddo Parish, according to the agency. In the Midwest, snow totals hit 14 inches in Indiana and Illinois.

Deaths and power outages were reported across numerous states due to a monster storm across much of the country.

Many U.S. residents are facing another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a massive winter storm dumped more snow in Northeast and left parts of the South coated in ice.

Texas moms are staring down a winter storm that is bigger, colder, and meaner […]