Feb 3 (Reuters) - Privately insured losses from the recent winter storm are estimated to be $6.7 billion, catastrophe risk modeling firm Karen Clark and Company said on Tuesday. A major winter storm swept across parts of the eastern and southern U.

About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast as the region continued to dig out from last week's frigid winter weather .

About 240 million people are under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings as a powerful system threatens to bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow to the East Coast.

In Florida, an Extreme Cold Warning is in place for Sunday morning, where wind chills could reach the upper-teens in West Palm Beach, and Orlando could reach as low as 12. Jacksonville could also see wind chills on Sunday morning down to 9 and Tallahassee down to 10.

More misery Monday for tens of thousands who remain without power across the South after a weekend winter storm delivered heavy snow in the Carolinas and flurries into Florida.

Around 33 million people are under winter alerts Saturday as Floridians brace for bitter cold and snow takes aim at the southern Appalachians and the Southeast

A northeasterly storm has created blizzard conditions in the Carolinas and triggered states of emergency in the Carolinas and Georgia on Saturday.

Horry County got up to 7 inches of snow in some areas, according to the National Weather Service. The area will receive extreme cold temps.