The extreme weather has caused travel chaos across the Midwest and North-east regions of the country.
According to flight tracking company FlightAware, around 1,800 services were cancelled on Sunday and hundreds more were cancelled or delayed yesterday.
Chicago saw the worst of the cancellations after six inches of snow fell on the city, while over in Detroit, a Delta aircraft skidded off a taxiway after landing at Detroit Metro airport.
In the city’s suburbs two men, aged 55 and 70, died after using snow-blowing machines to clear snow.
Winter storm warnings were issued on Monday (December 12) for parts of the Great Lakes and the North-east regions.
US officials have said they belief another arctic air blast could hit the north of the country later this week.
Yesterday, snow fell across the states of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont as temperatures plummeted below normal readings, BBC News reports.
In New York City, a "wintry mix" of snow and ice fell early on Monday morning creating difficulty for the city’s commuters and tourists.
More than 10 inches (25 cm) of snow fell on the northern parts of Michigan and Illinois.
Mark Steinwedel, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service said: “For the rest of the day the best advice is just to stay off the road if you can, and otherwise go slow and give yourself more time to reach your destination.
"If you don’t have to drive or go somewhere, stay home," he cautioned.
