Hypothermia Risks Increase In Mississippi & Tennessee

BELZONI, Miss. (AP) — Another wave of dangerous cold is heading for the U.S. South, and experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee who are entering their sixth day trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures. The National Weather Service says arctic air moving into the Southeast will cause already frigid temperatures to plummet into the teens on Friday night in cities like Nashville. Doctors say while more vulnerable people may have started experiencing hypothermia symptoms within hours of being exposed to the frigid temperatures, younger people who are generally healthy may soon start falling victim to these effects as well.