US Winter Storm Live: Approximately a 1,000 flights have been delayed and 1,400 have been cancelled due to the severe weather conditions caused by a blizzard in Eastern USA, according to FlightAware.

US Winter Storm Live: A severe winter storm has caused flights in several parts of the US to be cancelled. In St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, between 60% to 90% of all flights have been cancelled, reported NBC.

US Winter Storm Live: More than 2,50,000 connections faced power outages from 6 am on Monday on the eastern coast of the US due to a severe winter storm.

81,000 connections in Kentucky and 61,000 in Indiana, saw power outages since the morning, reported NBC.

US Winter Storm Live: All public schools and government offices in Philadelphia will be closed due to the severe weather forecasted tomorrow, a statement from the mayor’s office said, as quoted by NBC.

A winter storm warning will be in effect till 1 am on Tuesday in Philadelphia, with 4 to 8 inches of snow expected.

US Winter Storm Live: A winter storm in the US is set to bring around 14 inches of snow to Kansas, Missouri. This is the first time the region has expected more than 10 inches of snow since February, 1993, reported NBC.

US Winter Storm Live: The Kansas national weather service has urged its residents to “stay home, stay warm, and stay safe” due to the storm affecting road conditions, reported NBC.

US Winter Storm Live: The US office of personnel management issued a statement, as quoted by CNN, that t non-telework employees will generally be “granted weather and safety leave.” All Smithsonian museums and the national zoo will also be closed due to the weather.

Virginia State Police reported at least 135 crashes as the storm entered the state Sunday. In Charleston, West Virginia, where several inches (centimetres) of snow had fallen by Sunday night, authorities urged motorists to stay home. (AP)

The eastern two-thirds of the US will experience dangerous, bone-chilling cold and wind chills, forecasts said. Temperatures could be 12 to 25 degrees (7 to 14 degrees Celsius) below normal.

On Sunday, temperatures in Chicago hovered in the teens (minus 7 to 10 Celsius) and dropped to 11 below (minus 11.7 Celsius) in International Falls, Minnesota, on the Canadian border.

The Northeastern states are more likely to experience several days of cold after a mild winter start, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jon Palmer in Gray, Maine.

US Winter Storm Live: Winter storm winds left at least 600 tourists stranded in Missouri last weekend, authorities said.

Hundreds of car accidents were reported in Virginia, Indiana, Kansas and Kentucky, where a state trooper was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after his patrol car was hit.

US Winter Storm Live: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson asked party lawmakers not to leave Washington over the weekend and then get stranded due to an impending snowstorm. Johanson’s appeal comes as the capital is expected to convene to certify Donald Trump’s victory as the next US president.

“Do not leave town,” he told Fox News on Sunday. “Whether we’re in a blizzard or not, we are going to be in that chamber making sure this is done.”

US Winter Storm Live: School closings were likely widespread on Monday. Indiana, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky districts have already announced cancellations and delays.

Kentucky’s Jefferson County Public Schools cancelled classes, extracurricular activities, and athletics on Mondays for nearly 100,000 students.