Bills asks fans to help shovel snow ahead of tonight's game
The rescheduled playoff matchup between the Bills and the Steelers is set to kickoff at 4.30 p.m. today, but there's one problem: there's a lot of snow on the field.
The game couldn't take place yesterday as planned because of Arctic conditions and safety concerns — but now the Bills say they need fans to get down to Highmark Stadium and get shoveling.
The Bills made their plea on their website alongside a picture of a playing field blanketed in snow.
The offer was open to the first 200 shovelers to turn up after midnight and shovel through the morning. The work is paid at $20 an hour, with free breakfast and drinks.
Video shows bottle of water freeze in real-time in Kansas City
Video shot at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, before the Chiefs game Saturday showed a bottle of water freezing in real-time.
Man dies after car collided with tree in Arkansas
A 59-year-old man died yesterday when his car hit a tree in snowy and icy conditions in Arkansas, officials said today.
John Gerke died after a collision at 2:09 p.m. near Searcy, according the Arkansas Department of Public Safety. Also in the car was Heather Gerke, 47, who was listed as injured. Both were from the city of Searcy.
The department said the car was headed north on Highway 31 when it crossed the centerline of the road and drove off the left side before hitting a tree.
Along with much of the state, Searcy is under a winter weather advisory notice from the weather service which urges motorists to be careful and be prepared for bad weather.
At least three other people died from weather-related events over the weekend.
Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love helps fan stuck in snow
A star-struck Green Bay Packers fan couldn’t believe her eyes when quarterback Jordan Love stepped over to help free her car after it got stuck in snow.
Lucy Kurowski, 20, shared a picture of herself and the NFL star on Instagram on Friday, days before Love led his team to a 48-32 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the playoff wildcard round yesterday.
New York resident captures apparent thundersnow on camera
Orchard Park, south of Buffalo, was given a display of thundersnow last night, according to video posted to X by one local.
The footage was taken near the Buffalo Bills' stadium, where the playoff game against Pittsburgh was due to be held yesterday, but was postponed to 4:30 p.m. today.
NBC News' Al Roker explained how thundersnow can happen, back in 2017.
Snow blankets Des Moines
An aerial view reveals a basketball court covered in snow in Des Moines yesterday.
Chicago opens warming centers as wind chill sends temperatures to minus 30
Chicago has opened warming centers to offer a safe space for residents after the weather service issued a two-day winter weather warning over temperatures as low as minus 30 with wind chill.
The warning came into effect at midnight and lasts until Wednesday. "Residents can expect extreme cold and should limit time spent outdoors. Impacts include slippery road conditions due to ice and the wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes," the city government said in a statement.
The Harold Washington Library at 400 S. State St. has turned its entire lower floor as a 24-hour warming center, while six community centers run by the Department of Family Support Services will be used for the same purpose from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. whenever temperatures fall to 32 or below.
The overnight temperature in Chicago was around minus 9 degrees but felt like minus 33 with the wind chill.
Winter weather warnings stretch coast to coast, with 102 million at risk of wind chill
Winter weather warnings were still in place early today affecting communities across the continental U.S., from Oregon to New Orleans and from Michigan to Maine, according to a new graphic released by the weather service after 6 a.m. ET.
More than 102 million were placed under a wind chill advisory that covers a huge swath of the U.S., from the Plains into the Rockies and into Texas.
More than 72 million were placed under winter weather advisories.
Some 22 million were placed under a winter storm warning, including much of Colorado, Utah, upstate New York and a wide band stretching from West Virginia to Texas.
Other places were hit with warnings and advisories over a hard freeze, dense fog and rip tides.
Subzero conditions create traffic hazards in Iowa
Traffic navigates past a tractor trailer wrecked on the eastbound side of Interstate 80 yesterday near Williamsburg, Iowa. Subzero temperatures and blizzardlike weather had forced presidential campaigns to adjust, postpone or cancel events just days before the all-important Iowa caucuses, the first primary competition of the 2024 election year.
Weather service warns of winter storms and freezing rain across the South
The weather service said in a message on X early today that the extreme winter weather would continue through the day, with a winter storm moving from Texas to the Appalachians, while freezing rain will be seen as far south as the western Gulf Coast on Louisiana.