Nationwide, at least 55 people have so far died since late last week, according to an NBC News tally.

The death toll from the winter storm sweeping across large parts of the continental United States has risen to at least 28.

Airlines canceled nearly 2,000 US flights as of Saturday morning following a massive winter storm that snarled airport operations around the United States and frustrated thousands of holiday travelers.

A winter storm in the US Northeast has left thousands of homes and businesses without power.

Two major winter storms will dump heavy snow and blow fierce winds in the Midwest, New England and Southwestern United States on Tuesday and into the next couple of days, wreaking havoc on road travel while improving ski conditions in parts of Colorado.

Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were without power on Friday after a winter storm dumped sleet and heavy snow on a wide swath of the central United States this week.