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Snow ended in large parts of the U.S. beleaguered by days of Arctic weather but freezing temperatures will remain for millions over the weekend, forecasters warned Friday, as the number of dead in weather-related incidents grew.<\/p>\n

Wind chill alerts early Saturday stretched from Montana to Florida and freeze alerts were in effect across the South and Gulf Coast. Intense lake-effect snow up to 2 inches an hour were possible in northwest Indiana, the National Weather Service said.<\/p>\n

Temperatures early Saturday and Saturday night in traditional hot spots such as Shreveport, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi<\/a>; Birmingham, Alabama; and Atlanta are set to dip into the low 20s or teens.<\/p>\n

“Atlanta will feel more like Canlanta this weekend!” the weather service there said on X<\/a>, with a picture of a Canadian flag. Wind chills in the single digits were forecast Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

In Tennessee, the number of dead from weather-related incidents grew to 19 as more were reported. Overall, at least 59 deaths across the U.S. since Jan. 12 have been confirmed weather-related, according to an NBC count of official reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nine deaths have been reported in Oregon, six in Illinois and Mississippi, five in Washington state and Kentucky, three in New York state, two in Louisiana and one each in Arkansas, Wisconsin, Wyoming and New Hampshire, according to local and state officials.<\/p>\n

All state offices in Tennessee were closed Friday because of the dangerous winter weather, officials said.<\/p>\n

The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure bluntly told Music City residents to stay home, saying Friday’s icy road conditions are the worst yet of this weeklong cold snap.<\/p>\n

“If you do drive, assume every road is icy, even when it appears clear,” the agency said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Wayne County, Tennessee, Sheriff Shane Fisher injected some humor into his serious message for drivers to be careful navigating ice-slicked conditions. His office posted surveillance footage of the sheriff falling on ice after getting out of a truck.<\/p>\n

“Don\u2019t become a statistic!” according to the message. “Note \u2014 no animals were harmed in making this video.” <\/p>\n

Cities like Knoxville, in eastern Tennessee, typically only get about four inches of snow for the entire season. In less than two days, 8 inches of snow have been dumped on the city. <\/p>\n

\u201cI know there are a lot of people that don\u2019t own shovels in East Tennessee because you don\u2019t expect to have to,\u201d said Mark Nagi, a Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson.<\/p>\n

On top of the snow, there is the deep freeze, which has exposed vulnerabilities and contributed to the large number of weather-related deaths in the state. Although interstates have been cleared, many neighborhoods maintained by cities or counties are still packed in with ice and snow. <\/p>\n

The homeless population in Tennessee was in danger from the cold, and the state\u2019s warming centers were filled to capacity. The wind chill in Knoxville was 8 degrees around 1 a.m., and the mercury in Nashville was headed to single digits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Michael Wrinkle, who has been operating a homeless ministry in Knoxville for nine years, described \u201cseeing frozen tears to people\u2019s faces.\u201d<\/p>\n

In western New York, residents have been buried under snow for several days.<\/p>\n

Michael Santoro, who lives just south of Buffalo in Hamburg, said he\u2019s been spending almost five hours a day in his driveway plowing and shoveling to keep up with the relentless snowfall this week. <\/p>\n

“Anyone of these snow mounds could be a car,\u201d he said, gesturing to a car in his driveway completely engulfed by snow. “You have to really be careful when you\u2019re driving through here.”<\/p>\n

Snow fell across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and freezing temperatures prompted warnings about icy roads, including black ice.<\/p>\n