Winter storm Fern has left at least 80 dead and more than 300,000 businesses and residences across the United States without power as states rush to get grids back up and running. Southern states face yet another winter storm within days, with a dangerous cold set to strike Jan. 30, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Tennessee and Mississippi have suffered the worst of power outages, with nearly 100,000 customers lacking power in each of the two states, according to poweroutage.us data. https://t.co/MobJrFAlYx — National Weather Service (@NWS) January 27, 2026The University of Mississippi has announced that operations will not reopen for a second straight week. (RELATED: Winter Storm Gianna: Nor’easter Could Develop Into Hurricane-Force Bomb Cyclone With Target On US Region)Locals described the difficult conditions already plaguing Tennessee and Mississippi to the AP.