The County Executive Commission says three people have died due to storm-related events in Erie County
Catherine Ito
Three people have died in weather-related accidents in Erie County, County Executive Mark Poloncarz wrote on X. Two men died Monday, a 64-year-old who was shoveling, and a 41-year-old in a hit-and-run accident. . He added that a 57-year-old woman died on Tuesday due to snowfall. Poloncarz encouraged people with heart disease and the elderly in the county, which includes Buffalo, to avoid activities such as shoveling and blowing snow.
A man falls to his death while removing snow from the roof of his home in Tennessee
Catherine Ito
Elizabeth Malin
A 66-year-old man died Monday while trying to remove snow from the roof of his home near Centreville, Tennessee, the Hickman County Sheriff's Office told NBC News. Officials said the man fell through a skylight and broke his neck.
Second weather-related death confirmed in Mississippi
Catherine Ito
Anthony Cusumano
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency confirmed a second weather-related death due to the extreme cold. The report came from the Sharkey County Office of Emergency Management.
The first weather-related death, reported by the Humphreys County Office of Emergency Management, was caused by a traffic accident, the state agency said.
A Florida rescue organization is racing to find indoor shelters for dogs amid the cold
Catherine Ito
As freezing temperatures sweep the United States, Florida Emergency Rescue volunteers are bringing dogs from outside kennels to Pet Paradise locations, where they will remain for the next week.
“Dogs in Florida are not used to cold weather,” Mike Merrill, founder of Florida Urgent Rescue, told NBC affiliate WTLV in Jacksonville. “They can get frostbite. They can get exposed to the sun. They can die.”
The massive size of the upcoming winter storm as seen in satellite images
Patrick Smith
According to satellite images, a severe winter storm already dumping snow and freezing rain on the Pacific Ocean and the interior Northwest is moving east.
NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shared an animation based on water vapor images, showing the storm moving toward the Rocky Mountains today as it continues east.
Cars buried by snow in New York were captured in social media footage
Patrick Smith
Severe weather that hit upstate New York this morning drenched homes and cars in inches of snow, as seen in this video posted by a West Seneca weather spotter to X. The lake effect is expected to last through most of the day and has led to a driving ban. In towns south and west of Buffalo.
Tennessee's energy supplier is asking customers to reduce consumption
Patrick Smith
A major energy supplier urged 10 million residents across Tennessee and six surrounding states to conserve energy as electricity demand soars to record levels amid the extreme cold.
The Tennessee Valley Authority, a federally owned utility, said in a statement that it is asking customers to “be aware of their energy consumption” between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Central time (11 a.m. Eastern time).
“Extremely cold temperatures and near-zero wind chills are causing increased energy demand for heating over an extended period of time for more than 10 million people across the seven-state TVA region,” the company said.
Utility providers in Texas made the same plea to customers earlier this week.
A driving ban has been imposed near Buffalo after heavy snowfall
Patrick Smith
A driving ban has been imposed For towns south and east of Buffalo, New York, this morning after about 6 inches fell overnight due to lakeshore snow.
The ban covers the cities of Hamburg, Orchard Park, West Seneca, Lancaster, Cheektowaga, including all surrounding villages, and the city of Lackawanna. Everywhere else in Erie County is subject to a travel advisory.
Hamburg's Office of Emergency Services said in a statement this morning that authorities were “having difficulty keeping up with several disabled vehicles,” including a tractor-trailer on Route 179, stranding other vehicles.
At the National Weather Service He told people To expect “near whiteout” conditions in the range of heavy snow that will last most of the day and potentially fall 4 inches per hour.
Nearly 100 million in the United States are under the brunt of the icy Arctic weather
Maggie Vespa
Al Roker
Dangerously low temperatures continue to grip the United States, with 95 million people still under wind chill advisories. The harsh winter blast is also wreaking havoc on air travel, with more than 2,400 flights canceled on Tuesday. NBC's Maggie Vespa and TODAY's Al Roker track the latest forecasts.
Wind and flood warnings as winter weather arrives in Hawaii
Patrick Smith
Hawaii was under warnings of high winds and flooding overnight as winter weather moved across the Pacific Ocean.
Flood-prone roads are closed in Maui County as a flood warning is in effect for the islands of Maui and Kahoolawe, set to expire at 2 a.m. local time (7 a.m. ET).
On the Big Island, a warning is in place until 6 p.m. (1 p.m. ET) due to expected winds of up to 75 mph on the higher peaks.
“Winds can force doors open and damage their hinges or lock them, potentially causing injuries,” Maui County said in a statement.
