An intense winter storm has battered large sections of the U.S., killing at least 50 people as of Monday morning, according to an NBC News tally.
The deaths were recorded in 12 states: Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
The National Weather Service said “hazardous travel conditions” were expected to continue over the next few days and that they would slowly ease over the new year.
“Much of the eastern U.S. will remain in a deep freeze through Monday before a moderating trend sets in on Tuesday,” it said in a bulletin.
