Winter's Icy Fist Descends On Texas: PHOTOS

ACROSS TEXAS — A deadly winter storm that blew through the Deep South Sunday into Monday has immobilized much of the Lone Star State, leaving several people dead, millions without power and several frigid days still to come.

The storm was part of a massive system that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to the southern Plains and was spreading across the Ohio Valley and to the Northeast.

A day after the vicious bout of winter weather shut down grocery stores and air travel and closed schools, more than 4.2 million people remain without power as of 12:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday.

According to Houston police, two people, including one child, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a car being used for heat, NBC News reported.

Law enforcement also reported two men were found dead along Houston-area roadways. Causes of death were pending, according to The Associated Press, but officials said the subfreezing temperatures were likely to blame.

Here's a collection of photos illustrating the bitter, snowy aftermath, during which some Texans tried to make the most of this week's winter weather: