NEW : In New York and New Jersey , homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in places such as New Dorp , Staten Island , and Far Rockaway , Queens , lacked basic utilities needed to restore heat . Schools in the Mid-Atlantic take cautious approach to predictions of freezing rain . Forecasters predict possible ice accumulations Friday in Tennessee and at least three other states . KVLY forecasters say they expect the cold to last through Friday . Authorities say exposure to subfreezing temperatures left at least three people dead .
NEW : Schools in the Mid-Atlantic take cautious approach to predictions of freezing rain . Forecasters predict possible ice accumulations Friday in Tennessee and at least three other states . KVLY forecasters say they expect the cold to last through Friday . Authorities say exposure to subfreezing temperatures left at least three people dead .