Still, in Des Moines, the National Weather Service urged drivers to stay off the roads amid a storm that was once in a generation. A measurement at the Des Moines airport recorded 22.3 inches of snow so far this week, the most in a five-day period since 1941, according to the National Weather Service.
A Different Environment for N.F.L. Playoff Games
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Saturday that the playoff game in Buffalo between the Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers, which had been scheduled for Sunday afternoon, will be postponed to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, citing “dangerous conditions.”
Forecasters in Erie County, which includes Buffalo, said that the snow totals could reach up to two feet and that blizzard conditions were possible on Saturday night and Sunday.
In Kansas City, where the defending Super Bowl champion, the Chiefs, hosted the Miami Dolphins in a wild-card playoff game on Saturday night, the temperature was minus 4 degrees at kickoff, with a wind chill of minus 27.
Still, Tyler Shannon, 36, of Shawnee, Kan., said earlier on Saturday that he would be there, celebrating a friend’s birthday. In addition to a heated vest and battery-powered heated socks, he planned to dress in plenty of layers, as well as ski goggles, “just in case,” he said by phone.
“As long as my face doesn’t freeze off, it’ll be great.”
Judson Jones, Colleen Cronin, Lauryn Higgins, Adam Nagourneyand Joel Wolfram contributed reporting.
