With snow flurries falling on the Gulf Coast during record cold temperatures and some Deep South towns already coated in ice, forecasters on Tuesday said another blast of winter weather could cause still more travel problems and shutdowns.
Northern sections of Mississippi and Louisiana may get another 2 inches of snow and ice through Thursday, the National Weather Service said, and travel difficulties could linger since low temperatures are predicted in the teens at night and highs only around freezing during the day until Friday.
The U.S. Postal Service suspended mail delivery in much of Mississippi on Tuesday because of the winter storm, and a crew in Vicksburg, Mississippi, worked to clear ice from a section of Interstate 20 near the Mississippi River bridge to Louisiana. The Mississippi Highway Patrol posted a short video clip on Twitter, showing tractor-trailers halted on the roadway. The patrol and the Mississippi Department also said several other sections of Interstate 20, Interstate 55 and state highways were closed because of wrecks and slippery conditions.
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