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By Aya Elamroussi, Derrick Hinds, Travis Caldwell, Maureen Chowdhury, Aditi Sangal and Tori B. Powell, CNN

Updated 2117 GMT (0517 HKT) December 24, 2022

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Severe weather across the US: A deadly major winter storm is impacting millions of residents as it brings bitter cold temperatures, blizzard conditions and flooding to multiple parts of the country. At least 16 storm-related deaths have been reported across seven states and less than 800,000 customers are still without power.
Travel impacts: More than 2,600 flights have been canceled so far Saturday across the US. Officials are urging Americans to stay off the roads in inclement weather.
Coldest Christmas: Some major cities in the Southeast, Midwest and East Coast are facing their coldest Christmas in decades.
In the storm's path? You can track the storm here. And view our lite site here if you're in an area of low connectivity.

Our live coverage has ended. Read more about today's developments in the posts below.

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12:08 a.m. ET, December 24, 2022

It could be the coldest Christmas Eve on record in Atlanta and Philadelphia, weather service says

From CNN's Taylor Ward

Many locations in the eastern US are in for their coldest Christmas Eve in decades.

Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Tallahassee are all forecast to have their coldest high temperature ever recorded on December 24, according to the National Weather Service.

Washington, DC, is forecast to see its second-coldest Christmas Eve, only behind 1989. In New York, it will be the coldest Christmas Eve since 1906. Chicago is expecting temperatures to rebound above zero, but the city will still experience its coldest Christmas Eve since 1983.

Many parts of Florida will experience the peak of their cold on Christmas Day. It will be the coldest December 25 since 1983 for Miami, Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach, according to the weather service.

Temperatures in the East will slowly moderate over the weekend, but it will still be the third-coldest Christmas Day on record for Atlanta and the coldest since 1989, according to forecasters. New York and Washington, DC, will each experience their coldest Christmas Day since 2000.

2:22 a.m. ET, December 24, 2022

At least 9 people have died across the US during severe winter weather

From CNN's Amanda Watts

Snow blows across a shopping mall parking lot in Flint, Michigan on December 23. (Katie McTiernan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

At least nine people have died across the United States as severe winter weather continues to impact millions of Americans.

Here is the latest from officials in each state reporting storm-related deaths:

Ohio: Four people have died as a result of weather-related car crashes, according to Gov. Mike DeWine. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said multiple people were injured Friday in a series of crashes involving about 50 cars on the Ohio Turnpike.
Kentucky: Three people have died in the state. Gov. Andy Beshear announced two deaths Friday morning, saying one person had been "housing insecure" and the other was killed in a crash. An additional death was confirmed in Montgomery County due to a vehicle accident.
Missouri: One person died after they apparently lost control on icy roads, the Kansas City Police Department said Friday. The vehicle landed upside down in a creek and sunk into the frozen water, officials said.
Kansas: One person died in a crash, the Kansas Highway Patrol told CNN on Friday.

CNN's Amanda Musa, Caroll Alvarado, Raja Razek and Rebekah Riess contributed reporting.

12:08 a.m. ET, December 24, 2022

What to do when your flight has been canceled or delayed

Bad weather. Computer glitches. Staffing shortages. Oversold flights. Inflation. Holiday crunches. It has been a tough slog for many air travelers for much of 2022.

And it looks like the year will go out as rough as it came in with a severe winter storm that could make travel the week heading up to Christmas Day a dangerously cold, frustratingly messy affair.

What if you're one of the unlucky passengers caught up in these events? What can you do?

Read more about steps you can take here:

What should I do if my flight has been canceled or delayed?

By Forrest Brown, CNN

12:08 a.m. ET, December 24, 2022

Iowa sports reporter reacts to viral snarky weather reports

From CNN's Adrienne Vogt

A local sports reporter in Iowa went viral for getting "crankier and crankier" on the air after being asked to cover the weather.

In a video that's racked up over 5 million views on Twitter, Mark Woodley of KWWL-TV said, "What better time to ask the sports guy to come in about 5 hours earlier than he would normally wake up, go stand out in the wind and the snow and the cold and tell other people not to do the same?"

"Tune in for the next couple hours to watch me get progressively crankier and crankier," he quipped in the video mashup.

Woodley told CNN's Kristin Fisher that his responses on air were "just a bit of who I am."

"You know, on air, I love to give my coworkers grief. ... I was running on about three hours of sleep at that time, and some of the things maybe I wouldn't have said if I had slept for eight hours, but, you know, it is what it is," he said.

"I thought maybe if I bring a little attitude to it, people will pay attention. Because it's a serious storm. I took it very seriously," he said.

But Woodley said he probably won't be changing his beat from sports to weather any time soon.

"If I'm asked, sure, I'll do it, but that would be my absolute nightmare. So I hope to God they do not ask me to ever do that again," he said.