Gov. Kathy Hochul: ‘Pretty good day to not have a football game’
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul posted on X today a video of the blizzard conditions in downtown Buffalo. Hochul announced earlier that today’s Bills-Steelers playoff game is postponed to Monday.
“Looks like a pretty good day to not have a football game,” she posted on X.
Take a look at the winter weather across the U.S.
A dangerous Arctic blast is hitting large swaths of the country, bringing heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions along with dangerous wind chills.
See some photos of wintry conditions across the U.S.
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Buffalo Bills still need help shoveling Highmark Stadium
Despite the wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers being postponed until Monday, the Buffalo Bills are still in search of volunteers to help shovel the snow from inside Highmark Stadium before kickoff.
Shoveling will begin at 8 a.m. today instead of 10 p.m. Saturday. There will be three shoveling shifts: 8 a.m., 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Shovelers can work throughout the day Sunday and continue into Monday, if needed, for an hourly rate of $20.
Prospective shovelers need a photo ID to work and will be provided with food and breaks in warm areas throughout the shifts.
‘Hazardous’ weather, snow squalls to persist, says NWS
A new surge of Arctic air dropping south over the Midwest and northern Plains states will bring “hazardous” cold weather, dangerously low temperatures and wind chills, the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said in a new alert today.
Subzero winds will affect much of the country, reaching into portions of the South by next week, it said. Wind chill temperatures from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley will be at minus 30, posing risks of frostbite and hypothermia to anyone exposed.
Whiteouts and heavy snow are expected over the Great Lakes and part of New York, it added, with up to 24 inches of snow expected in northern New York on Monday. Driving conditions will be dangerous,…
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