(CNN) Early-morning freeze warnings are covering much of the same areas in Alabama that a series of tornadoes ravaged over the weekend. An arctic blast moved across the eastern two-thirds of the United States nearly two weeks before the start of spring. Around 80% of the country was below freezing Tuesday morning, with a chill felt as far south as Houston, Mobile, Alabama, and Atlanta, CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said. The freeze warnings stretch from Texas to the Carolinas, covering more than 55 million in the Deep South. for those in Lee County, Alabama, The bitter cold could mean new worriesfor those in Lee County, Alabama, where 23 people died after tornadoes tore through the region Sunday.

Source: CNN March 05, 2019 05:04 UTC