A man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, authorities say. CNN affiliate KSTU reports
'A very, very lucky Christmas Eve': Man triggers avalanche, saves buried brother 01:51 See More Videos CNN — A major winter storm slammed the US Gulf Coast Tuesday, blanketing parts of a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather with record-breaking snowfall. The storm impacted 1,500 miles of the Deep South from the Texas Gulf Coast to the Atlantic coast of the Carolinas, causing widespread closures and travel disruptions, including stranded motorists and thousands of canceled flights. The storm, along with the brutal cold that helped cause it, is blamed for at least 10 deaths. The snowfall that dazzled Southerners unaccustomed to significant accumulation is over, but the cold is sticking around and keeping slippery conditions in place. Many cities are begging residents to avoid driving as the sun melts snow that then refreezes, increasing the danger on roadways. Snowfall records broken Multiple locations in Florida recorded enough snow to preliminarily shatter the state’s all-time snowfall record of 4 inches set in 1954. New Orleans shattered its modern all-time daily snowfall record on Tuesday, receiving 8 inches of snow, far surpassing the previous record of 2.7 inches. The city has recorded more snowfall this month than Anchorage, Alaska, which has seen nearly two inches in January. The Big Easy typically sees measurable snow only about once per decade. Mobile, Alabama, reported 7.5 inches, exceeding the previous 3.6-inch record from 1973. Pensacola, Florida, recorded 7.6 inches, surpassing its 2.3-inch record from 1954. Milton, Florida, recorded the most snow in Florida, a preliminary total of 8.8 inches Deadly conditions Nationwide, at least 10 deaths have been reported due to the severe cold affecting large parts of the country and the winter storm. On Tuesday, at least five people died in a vehicle accident caused by icy conditions in Zavala County, Texas, Sheriff Eusevio Salinas told CNN. Four of the victims were ejected from their vehicle as it wrecked on a bridge. While the wintry storm has had a visceral impact on the Gulf region, below-freezing temperatures are also affecting much of the US. An 80-year-old man in Milwaukee is suspected to have died from hypothermia after falling outdoors early Sunday, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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