Extreme cold causes "fluctuating" water pressure in Jackson, Mississippi

In Jackson, Mississippi, officials Saturday said the city's water system – which partially collapsed in late August – was experiencing "fluctuating" pressure on Saturday afternoon amid frigid temperatures brought on by a powerful winter storm which has hit much of the country.

"Both of our water plants are functioning, so crews are now working to determine what is causing the fluctuation," Melissa Payne, a city spokesperson, said in a news release. "As crews are working to stabilize things, frigid temperatures are hampering their efforts."

Some residents in Mississippi's capital city may temporarily experience low water pressure, officials warned. Leading up to the "arctic blast" that brought dangerously cold air to Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba warned that the city's the water distribution system remained a "huge vulnerability."