Weather caused ground stop at Nashville International Airport
The inclement weather has caused flights to be halted at Nashville International Airport in Tennessee, authorities announced around 4 p.m. CT. It was later lifted.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop because of the weather, the airport said on X.
The airport previously said it was preparing by using deicing material on surfaces. The ground stop was lifted as of 5:15 p.m., the airport said.
The Nashville area is expecting an additional 1 to 2 inches of snow through tonight, the National Weather Service said.
The city hit 12 degrees F earlier in the day, and forecasters warned of dangerously cold wind chills.
The South under a rare cover of snow
Snow fell across the South this weekend and today, suddenly covering communities better known for brutal summers in a winter's blanket.
- St. Joe, Arkansas, has so far received 8 inches of snow.
- Hendersonville, Tennessee, took in 7.5 inches.
- Glencoe, Arkansas, was hit by 6 inches.
- Nashville and Fairview, Tennessee, and Piney, Arkansas, all received 5 inches.
- Memphis, Tennessee, and Little Rock, Arkansas, both recorded 4 inches.
3 men found dead in Milwaukee area
The deaths of three people who have been found in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, since Friday are being investigated as probable hypothermia cases, the medical examiner’s office said.
All three people were unhoused, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday.
A 64-year-old man was found under a bridge Friday, a 69-year-old man was discovered Saturday in a vehicle he had been using as a shelter, and a 40-year-old man was found dead shortly before 10 a.m. today “on a heating mechanism near the railroad tracks,” the office said.
Temperatures in Milwaukee reached the mid-30s Friday afternoon but dropped into the 20s and teens Saturday, according to records of the National Weather Service.
Today, it was minus 1 degree around 10 a.m., with a wind chill of negative 20.
Mississippi urges residents to stay off roads
Ice-slicked roads posed danger to drivers across Mississippi, and authorities are asking residents to steer clear of roadways.
As of this morning, "30 counties have reports of ice" on Mississippi roads and bridges, according to the state Transportation Department.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, or MEMA, asked residents to "stay off of the roads if possible and only travel in areas affected by winter weather if necessary."
"Temperatures will reach dangerous cold levels today through Wednesday morning, MEMA is asking families to have a disaster go-kit at home and in their vehicle if they must travel," the agency added.
27.5 hours later, Steelers and Bills finally kick it off
When Buffalo kicker Tyler Bass put his foot into ball at 4:32 p.m., the Bills-Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game was finally underway in 14-degree Orchard Park, New York.
The field appeared to be clear, but piles of snow still filled rows of seating despite weekendlong efforts to clear Highmark Stadium stands.
The game had been set for 1 p.m. yesterday, but heavy, blinding snow forced it to be pushed to a rare Monday afternoon kickoff.
125 million in U.S. under wind chill alerts
A huge area of the country, stretching from central Montana to western Ohio and south to Arkansas and Austin, Texas, is under advisories or warnings of bitterly cold wind chills this afternoon.
About 125 million people are dealing with either wind chill advisories or warnings, according to the National Weather Service. Those under a wind chill warning were around 35 1/2 million.
Hard freeze warnings also covered Texas and the South, affecting around 37 million people.
Winter storm warnings also covered a swath from eastern Texas to West Virginia, and winter weather advisories covered Washington, D.C., through New York City and into Maine.
The wind chills were bitterly cold.
Des Moines, Iowa, was zero degrees shortly before 3 p.m. — but the wind chill was 21 below zero, the weather service said. Kansas City, Missouri, was 2 degrees, but the wind chill was minus 13 degrees. And Austin was 23 degrees with a wind chill of 15.
New York City looks to finally get a taste of snow
Light to moderate snow is falling from the Tennessee Valley to the Mid-Atlantic this afternoon, and could linger long enough to impact tomorrow morning's commute.
Snow is being reported in Richmond, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia, and will begin in New York City tonight, all in the range between 1 and 3 inches.
Texas grid holding up, but more conservation needed
Energy operators asked Texans to conserve as much power as possible tomorrow as usage is expected to spike as the workweek gets underway.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said Texans need to cut back as much as possible between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. tomorrow.
"This morning, ERCOT avoided emergency operations due to the conservation efforts by Texas residents and businesses, combined with additional grid reliability tools," the council said in a statement.
Snowy Memphis calls off schools, declares state of emergency
Memphis public schools will not be open for classes tomorrow or Wednesday as extreme winter continues to pound southwest Tennessee.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools made the move "out of an abundance of caution for our students and staff," who would be forced to traverse dangerous roads, the state's largest school system said in a statement today.
The Shelby County mayor declared a state of emergency this afternoon after the region had already recorded several inches of snow.
"Please stay off the streets today, and if you can do it safely, please check in on your neighbors," Lee Harris said.
Storms and cold ground thousands of travelers
More than 2,000 flights within, to or out of the United States had been canceled by 2:30 p.m. ET today as weather wreaked havoc at airports across the country.
At least 2,228 flights had been pulled off the boards, as scores of travelers headed to or from hubs including Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Houston and Nashville were forced to make new plans, according to the tracking system FlightAware.