There is a new update on Dec 25, 2022, 10:03amEST.

More than 200,000 homes and businesses in the Mid-Atlantic and New England region were without power on Christmas morning due to a winter storm.

Major Winter Storm Brings Snow, Freezing Temperatures To Big Swath Of U.S.

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More than 88,000 customers in Maine and 39,000 customers in New York were still without power on Christmas morning, as well as more than 60,000 homes and businesses in New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey, according to Power Outage.us.

New York City's Christmas Eve temperature was the lowest since 1872.

At least 22 deaths have been attributed to the deadly winter storm in the past few days.

More than 1,400 U.S. based flights were canceled on Christmas Day, after nearly 3,500 were canceled on Christmas Eve, according to data published by Flight Aware.

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport has the most canceled flights on Sunday.

The Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast are all under winter weather warnings.

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The National Weather Service warned of a potentially life-threatening hazard for travelers that become stranded, as well as individuals that work outside, livestock and domestic pets. There will only be a slow moderation of temperatures going into Monday as the winter storm weakens.

Key Background

A winter storm that began on Thursday is expected to last until the end of the Christmas weekend, according to the National Weather Service. More than 1.5 million homes and businesses were without power on Friday as a result of the storm. Several states have issued a state of emergency due to the severe weather.

There was a record snowfall and two million without power.

There were 4,300 flights canceled due to the winter storm.