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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam urges people to check on neighbors as storm moves in

Ice and snow are seen near homes from a National Guard helicopter on the Cumberland Plateau near Crossville, Tenn., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state officials in touring damage from the storm, and urged people to check on their neighbors as the death toll from the storm climbs.
Ice and snow are seen near homes from a National Guard helicopter on the Cumberland Plateau near Crossville, Tenn., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state officials in touring damage from the storm, and urged people to check on their neighbors as the death toll from the storm climbs. Ice and snow are seen near homes from a National Guard helicopter on the Cumberland Plateau near Crossville, Tenn., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state officials in touring damage from the storm, and urged people to check on their neighbors as the death toll from the storm climbs.

By Associated Press 4 min read

photo Ice and snow are seen near homes from a National Guard helicopter on the Cumberland Plateau near Crossville, Tenn., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam joined state officials in touring damage from the storm, and urged people to check on their neighbors as the death toll from the storm climbs.

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Tuesday urged people to check on their neighbors as the death toll from last week’s ice storm climbs and as the National Weather Service predicts a new storm coming in.

Haslam and state emergency officials flew over parts of the Cumberland Plateau to survey the damage. At least 30 people have died across the state as a result of the ice storm and frigid temperatures. At least 10 are believed to have died as a result of hypothermia.

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“The best thing we can do is ask people to be great neighbors,” Haslam said.

Many people, especially the elderly, either don’t have the resources to leave their homes or simply don’t want to go somewhere else, he said. The Tennessee National Guard and other agencies have been doing welfare checks.