As Mississippi tries to thaw out after Winter Storm Fern’s tear before another cold front hits this weekend, Gov. Tate Reeves provided an update on the current damage count from the state’s largest ice storm in over three decades. However, the Mississippi Insurance Department confirmed “fire-related deaths” in Adams, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties as residents tried to stay warm amid frigid conditions. Interstate closuresMajor traffic jams on Interstate 55 and Interstate 22 that began Tuesday and went into Wednesday have “mostly been cleared up,” per Reeves. The governor added that Winter Storm Fern is the worst of its kind Mississippi has seen since December 1994.