Shamir Muhammad

Nearly 200,000 power outages were reported in North Mississippi.

Snow and heavy ice caused severe damage throughout the region.

Casey Grist, the executive director of the North Mississippi chapter of the American Red Cross, says her organization is still trying to access communities blocked off by fallen trees, ice, and fallen power lines.

Two deaths related to Fern have been reported in the state.

For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohamed in Jackson.