After a barrage of icy storms, strong winds and record-breaking freezes, Americans living in southern states are now battling one of weather’s most dangerous side effects — bursting pipes.
Residents in Tennessee and Mississippi were placed under water advisory notices and had limited access to clean, running water.
The city of Memphis was under a five-day water boiling notice while repair crews worked around-the-clock to repair pipes that had burst in the frigid temperatures. The boiling notice was lifted on Tuesday, according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water.
“Four inches of snow in the Northeast, for example, wouldn’t be a hazard, but in the South, we don’t have the same level of operational infrastructure,” according to a spokesperson for Memphis Mayor Paul Young.