Severe weather impacted the US on February 16, with Kentucky experiencing deadly flooding due to torrential rains. At least nine fatalities were reported, including eight in Kentucky where overflowing creeks submerged roads. Hundreds required rescue. A mother and child died after being swept away by floodwaters. The governor of Kentucky reported approximately 39,000 homes without power.
In contrast, the Northern Plains faced life-threatening cold, with wind chill temperatures expected to reach -40°C to -45.6°C in the Dakotas and Minnesota. A person in Atlanta died when a tree fell on a home.