ST. LOUIS - The temperature barely rose into the 20s Sunday as hundreds of thousands waited for the restoration of electrical service that was knocked out by a devastating ice and snow storm.

Tawana Jean Cooper and her family spent Sunday at a Red Cross warming center in St. Louis, which they were able to reach on Saturday from her suburban home after roads were cleared of ice, downed power lines and broken tree limbs left by Thursday's storm.

Joining her at the shelter were three young grandchildren.

“They know this is not home. They know this is a disaster,” Cooper said as she cradled her sleeping 5-month-old granddaughter in her arms.

“The American Red Cross has been a God's blessing,” she said. About six dozen others also spent the night at the shelter.