Winter storm across the US in photos

Icicles cling to strawberries at a field Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Icicles cling to strawberries at a field Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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A colossal winter storm that dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. sent temperatures plunging.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

The Baháʼí House of Worship is seen from above on a snowy Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Wilmette, Ill.. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

The Baháʼí House of Worship is seen from above on a snowy Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Wilmette, Ill.. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

An iguana stunned by the cold lies immobile on a house deck, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in South Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

An iguana stunned by the cold lies immobile on a house deck, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in South Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Alex Taylor, 23, and his dog Daisy, make their way down a snowy hill in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Alex Taylor, 23, and his dog Daisy, make their way down a snowy hill in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)

Ice covers the confluence of the Allegheny, left, Ohio, center, and Monongahela Rivers at the Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Ice covers the confluence of the Allegheny, left, Ohio, center, and Monongahela Rivers at the Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Ice covers a tree branch Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Ice covers a tree branch Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A person stands on a snow-covered ground along Lake Michigan as birds fly overhead at Montrose beach in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A person stands on a snow-covered ground along Lake Michigan as birds fly overhead at Montrose beach in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

People look over the partial frozen Great Falls in Paterson, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

People look over the partial frozen Great Falls in Paterson, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Icicles cling to an American flag in Nashville, Tenn., (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Icicles cling to an American flag in Nashville, Tenn., (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Utility trucks are seen through ice covered trees Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Utility trucks are seen through ice covered trees Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. after a winter storm passed through area over the weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A harbor light is covered with snow and ice during a cold day in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A harbor light is covered with snow and ice during a cold day in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Ice floats on the Hudson River seen on the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Ice floats on the Hudson River seen on the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A person takes the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A person takes the Staten Island Ferry, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Todd Thibaud, left, and his wife Susan dig out their driveway and walkway following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot and a half of snow across the region, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Haverhill, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Todd Thibaud, left, and his wife Susan dig out their driveway and walkway following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot and a half of snow across the region, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Haverhill, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A tree downed by ice rests in a front yard just feet from a house in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Travis Loller)

A tree downed by ice rests in a front yard just feet from a house in Nashville, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Travis Loller)

A group of children and adults build an igloo in the front yard of a home on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

A group of children and adults build an igloo in the front yard of a home on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

A worker clears a street of debris and ice in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

A worker clears a street of debris and ice in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

Ian Flood sleds down a street in his Beacon Hill neighborhood following a winter storm that dump more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Ian Flood sleds down a street in his Beacon Hill neighborhood following a winter storm that dump more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Secret Service officers help a car get out of a build-up of snow, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Secret Service officers help a car get out of a build-up of snow, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

A man digs a car out of the snow on Beacon Hill following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A man digs a car out of the snow on Beacon Hill following a winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

People cross a snow covered street in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

People cross a snow covered street in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A lineman works to restore power in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

A lineman works to restore power in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)

Melissa Welsh and Kevin Daly ski in Riverside Park in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Melissa Welsh and Kevin Daly ski in Riverside Park in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Carrie Hampton tries to navigate a snowy intersection without spilling her coffee in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Carrie Hampton tries to navigate a snowy intersection without spilling her coffee in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Abrar Omar walks through Manhattan during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Abrar Omar walks through Manhattan during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Emilia O'Brien, of Michigan, sleds outside the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Emilia O’Brien, of Michigan, sleds outside the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Footprints mark the snow in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Footprints mark the snow in Washington, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

A person bundles up while walking along the shore of Lake Michigan at Montrose beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A person bundles up while walking along the shore of Lake Michigan at Montrose beach in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A plow clears snow in front of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A plow clears snow in front of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

People wait to cross the street in Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

People wait to cross the street in Times Square during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

People walk past the Marine Corps War Memorial as snow falls, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

People walk past the Marine Corps War Memorial as snow falls, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Sadie Eidson, left, laughs while playing in the snow in Central Park during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Sadie Eidson, left, laughs while playing in the snow in Central Park during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Snow covers houses in Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Snow covers houses in Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

A person crosses a street during a snowstorm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A person crosses a street during a snowstorm, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)