Parts of Mississippi will endure dangerous conditions into next week after a severe winter storm passes through the state this weekend.

The winter storms have moved out, but much of Mississippi remains under an extreme cold warning.

North Mississippi counties can expect up to 3 inches of sleet, snow and an inch of ice in the latest NWS winter storm warning. What we know

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves confirmed via a social media statement Monday, Jan. 26, that the winter storm caused the two deaths. Reeves also stated two injuries have been reported, one in Hinds County and another in Smith County. Both injuries were due to the storm, the governor stated.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A winter storm brought freezing temperatures to Central Mississippi this weekend, causing road closures and power outages. In Madison, police said there are icy road conditions.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves discusses the impact a massive winter storm and record-low temperatures are having on his state on ‘America Reports.’

The storm deaths were reported in New York, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kansas, Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Kentucky and New Jersey, and other deaths were under investigation.

Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice.

People in Mississippi, particularly in Oxford, are being slammed with winter weather as intense snow and ice continue to cover most of the U.S. this weekend.

The forecasts had predicted that the storm could be among the worst in a generation to hit the region. By Monday, it was clear that is exactly what happened.