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By Joe Edwards
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A number of deaths have been reported nationwide after a major winter storm swept across the U.S. over the weekend.
Forecasters said Sunday that winter storm Fern would shift out of the south-central U.S. and intensify across the Northeast, with widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain set to affect around 190 million people through early Monday.
According to The Associated Press, at least 30 people have died in states already hit by the winter storm.
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In New York City, eight people were found dead outdoors over the weekend, according to AP.
In Tennessee, the state's Department of Health said on Sunday that three deaths related to winter weather had been confirmed—one in Crockett County, one in Haywood County, and one in Obion County.
A woman was killed and her husband injured after they were struck by a snowplow in a parking lot in Norwood, Massachusetts, during the winter storm, according to CBS Boston.
The incident occurred around 2 p.m. Sunday at the Norwood Central MBTA parking lot, CBS reported. Transit police said the couple—a 51‑year‑old woman and her 47‑year‑old husband—were walking through the lot when a snowplow truck backed into them.
CBS said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband was taken to hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life‑threatening.
The driver was a 33‑year‑old man working for a private company contracted by the MBTA, according to CBS. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.
The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed three storm-related deaths. An 86-year-old man in DeSoto Parish died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, and two men died in Caddo Parish due to hypothermia, it reported.
In Pennsylvania, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office reported that three people died while shoveling and removing snow.
"Following investigation, the manner of death in all three cases has been ruled neutral," it said. "These incidents are consistent with sudden medical events, often cardiac-related, that can occur during strenuous activity such as snow removal, particularly in older adults or those with underlying health conditions."
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said Monday that two deaths had been reported due to the storm—one in Hinds County and another in Tishomingo County.
"47 counties and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians have reported damages and impacts from the storm," Reeves said.
A 67-year-old man in New Jersey was pronounced dead in hospital after being found by police, NBC 4 New York reported. He was believed to have been shoveling snow.
South Carolina officials on Monday reported a winter storm-related death in Greenwood County. A 96-year-old woman died of hypothermia, the county coroner confirmed.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said that a 72-year-old woman died of hypothermia in Whitley County.
Meanwhile, two deaths have also been reported in both Arkansas and Texas, according to AP.
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