CBS NewsFEMA has sent 90 generators to Mississippi since last weekend's storm. This image taken from a video released by the city of Oxford, Mississippi, shows crews working on power lines on Jan. 27, 2026. City of Oxford Mississippi via APKeith Hayward, CEO of the Northeast Mississippi Power Association, said the ice accumulation was overwhelming, despite an updated, more reinforced system in place. For Oxford residents like Jerrica Pryor, a teacher at a local middle school, relief can't come soon enough. A National Guard helicopter in Lafayette County, Mississippi.