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BYHALIA, Mississippi – The latest on the winter storm from the South (all times local):
5 p.m.
At least three of the 44 people injured in a bus crash in northern Mississippi near Memphis, Tennessee, are in serious condition at hospitals area.
Spokeswoman Ayoka Pond says 19 pbadengers have been transported from the crash site by Byhalia to Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi, and three in serious condition. She says seven other patients were taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville in Tennessee suburb of Memphis.
Another 18 pbadengers were taken to Methodist Olive Branch Hospital in Mississippi city says spokeswoman Mary Alice Taylor. The hospital can not immediately provide conditions for any of the injured.
Mississippi Highway Patrol official called weather-related. It has been reported that snow and sleet had slickened roadways in parts of the South targeted by pre-winter storm.
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4:30 p.m.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Keith Holloway says the federal agency has not yet determined whether or not it will investigate a crash in the United States.
Holloway said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that the board typically investigates crashes where it can make recommendations for systemic safety improvements, but does not investigate every crash.
Duane DeBruyne, of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, says it will not investigate crashes but will "help us possibly" with any local, state or NTSB inquiry.
A Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman says two people are dead and 44 others have been injured aboard a bus that overturned on an icy highway in the northern part of the state near Memphis.
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4 p.m.
A Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman says two people are dead and 44 others have been injured aboard a bus that overturned on an icy highway in the northern part of the state near Memphis.
Sgt. Joey Miller with Troop E of the Mississippi Highway Patrol says in a statement that the bus was carrying 46 people in "weather-related." He did not elaborate in the statement emailed to the Associated Press but said the injured were taken to several injuries.
The crash came as a pre-winter storm dropped sleet and light snow on the South.
The statement says the bus was southbound on Interstate 269 in Mississippi's Desoto County – headed from Huntsville, Alabama, to Tunica, Mississippi – when it crashed at 12:35 pm.
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3:45 p.m.
A tow truck has been hooked up to the bus that overturned on an icy road southeast of Memphis in a pre-winter storm.
Authorities say two people died and several others were hurt, some critically, when the bus overturned shortly after midday Wednesday in northern Mississippi. The region is southeast of Memphis, Tennessee.
An Associated Press reporter says it's all over the place. The bus has suffered damage on the driver's side of the vehicle.
Workers were also clearing the highway of debris and some of the crashed-out windows could be seen resting on the median.
Traffic heading west on the Interstate 269 near the crash site in the north of Mississippi. At least eight police vehicles remained on the scene.
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3:20 p.m.
A coroner said, "I am sorry, I have been injured, some critically, after a bus ride overturned on an icy highway ramp in northern Mississippi.
DeSoto County sheriff's deputy Alex Coker said the bus carrying about 50 people overturned just after midday Wednesday south of Memphis, Tennessee. The crash came as a winter storm has been raking parts of the South.
The coroner's county, Josh Pounders, says Interstate 269 meets with Interstate 22. He says that the injured have been taken to hospitals, some in critical condition.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation reports that Interstate 269 in both directions at the interchange.
The road agency reports on roads and bridges in North Mississippi counties from a winter storm raking parts of the South.
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3 p.m.
The planned launch of an unmanned cargo rocket from Virginia to the International Space Station has been rescheduled because of bad weather.
NASA says the launch is now set for 4:23 AM Friday. Blastoff was originally scheduled for early Thursday morning.
The unmanned Cygnus cargo craft will lift off from Wallops Island along the Eastern Shore. It will carry 7,500 pounds of groceries, hardware and research.
One of the science experiments onboard will explore how the universe formed from stardust. Another will explore the pathology of Parkinson's disease. Yet another involves the sustainable manufacturing and repair of plastic materials on the lengthy space missions.
NASA TV will stream the launch on its website. NASA Wallops Visitor Center and Bleachers.
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2:30 p.m.
A wintry mix of snow and sleet, churches and museums in west Tennessee.
The National Weather Service said traces of snow fallen in Memphis and west Tennessee cities by Wednesday afternoon. More snow was forecast to fall Wednesday night and Thursday in the region, with up to 3 inches (7 centimeters) possible in such areas as Dyersburg and Paris.
Threat of Jackson State Community College.
Some schools in Shelby County also do not open or close early to heating issues. News outlets reported that Shelby County Schools called after-school activities and Tennessee College of Applied Technology canceled evening clbades.
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2 p.m.
Sleet and light snow fell in Mississippi, where a bus dropped to a sluggish road as it mixed with cold temperatures to send the Deep South into the freezer Wednesday, and forecasters said it could get a wintry mix.
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New outlets reported that many people were injured when they went to a slick highway in DeSoto County, Mississippi, South Memphis, Tennessee, where after-school activities were canceled because of the weather. The Mississippi Department of Transportation said there were reports of ice roads and bridges in adjoining counties.
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Noon
Forecasters say light snow and freezing rain are possible as far as the northwest corner of Alabama, but no accumulation is expected as a winter storm sweeps across parts of the South.
Low temperatures dropped into the 20s, and forecasters say the chilly weather will spread.
The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning for Louisiana through western Alabama as far south as the Gulf Coast into Thursday. Forecasters say it could drop into the upper 20s.
A flash flood watch remained in effect for north Georgia and the Carolinas, which forecaster say could get another 3 inches (8 centimeters) of rain.
With wind chills in New Orleans, the city is on the freezing plan Wednesday, arranging for free shelter at several locations for homeless people.
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