Field is clear, even if stadium seats aren't just yet for Bills-Steelers game
The blue seats of Highmark Stadium near Buffalo have finally emerged from their snowy white cover, as the host Bills and the visiting Steelers get ready to play in about two hours.
"There's snow place like home," the Bills said.
It's expected to be a little more than 16 degrees at kickoff in Orchard Park, New York.
Clearing ice in Alabama
Daniel Cole uses a plastic spoon today to scrape ice from the front of his vehicle in downtown Florence, Alabama.
Death toll stands at 5
At least five deaths have been attributed to the ongoing snowy and frigid conditions blanketing much of America.
Drivers were killed in two separate crashes in Humphrey County, Mississippi, and White County, Arkansas, yesterday, authorities there said.
Trees fell and killed people in Portland and Lake Oswego, Oregon, on Saturday, officials said.
And a man died while removing snow from a driveway in Franklin, Wisconsin, just outside Milwaukee, a medical examiner said.
FedEx packages, slogging through snow, could be late
FedEx warned customers that deliveries, set for today, might not make it on time due to inclement weather across America — and particularly at its Memphis hub.
"The safety of our team members remains our number one priority," the company said in statement. "FedEx is committed to provide service to the best of our ability."
Up to 4 inches of snow could fall on southwestern Tennessee today.
Frosty roads around Houston making travel treacherous
A truck flipped on its side near Houston this morning, as Texas authorities pleaded with drivers to take it easy on roadways covered in snow or ice.
Traffic in both directions on Interstate 10, near Farm to Market Road 359, were closed in Waller County, just west of Houston, as state troopers investigated a rollover.
"There is some ice on the roads, so drive carefully and check road conditions before you go," Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said in a statement. "Stay off the roads if you can."
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Caucusgoers will have to fight through the snow if they want their voices heard in tonight's opening GOP presidential battle.
Unlike a primary, in which voters have the option of casting a mail ballot or vote early, a caucus requires attendance at an exact time and spot.
When potential Haley supporter Emma Farmer was asked if she'd brave the conditions to caucus, she smiled and honestly answered: "It depends how cold it is. The plan is a tentative yes."
Brooklyn Kern plans to caucus for Trump and said she believes her candidate will benefit from bad weather: "I feel like Trump supporters have always had this determination and this will to go out and do things that others don't want to."
When it comes to snowfall, Music City topping Big Apple
Nashville beat New York to the first inch of snow this season, as 1.3 inches fell yesterday in Music City.
The country music capital reached that 1.0 mark before traditional winter hubs such as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York.
It’s still coming down in and around Nashville, with this storm dropping up to 4 inches by the time snow ends later today.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations hit by weather
The Texas cities of Houston and San Antonio, along with Baltimore, are among the places to have canceled MLK Day events today because of the extremely cold conditions and winter weather warnings.
"The cancellation comes as officials closely monitored the changing weather conditions, which have brought extreme cold temperatures and precipitation through the area," the city of San Antonio said in a statement early today confirming the cancellation of planned marches.
The city of Houston said in a statement that parades planned for today could not take place because of safety concerns of the police and local officials, and would be rescheduled.
Baltimore is due to be hit with heavy snow and officials said that today's events could be rescheduled.
Soon safe to go outside in all of Erie County
A travel ban in the Buffalo suburb of Lackawanna will end at 1 p.m. ET, the last such restriction in Erie County during this winter storm.
Most main roads in that community are good to go, but crews will need more time "to clean up some neighborhoods/side streets," according to a statement by county Executive Mark Poloncarz.
While this is certainly a welcome development, many residents of western New York just want to make sure the Steelers-Bills game is happening.
Snow, freezing temps: A perfect day for Bills football!
The mercury should be hovering around 17 degrees, with wind chill making it feel below zero, when the Steelers and the Bills tee it up at Highmark Stadium a little after 4:30 p.m.
The worst of this past weekend's snowfall — when 8 inches fell on nearby Buffalo Niagara International Airport — should be done by this afternoon. The Steelers-Bills game had been scheduled for yesterday before the game was moved to this afternoon because of the storm.
A Steelers upset win would send Pittsburgh to Baltimore for the next round of the AFC playoffs, while the Chiefs would play host to the Houston Texans. Should Buffalo hold serve, the Bills would entertain the defending champion, Kansas City Chiefs, and Houston would head to Baltimore.