US sees more than 2,000 flight cancelations after winter storm wallops nation leaving 220 million feeling the chill

More than 220 million Americans are facing life-threatening and bitter cold weather this week as frigid air blasts much of the U.S.

Blizzard conditions during the winter storm have resulted in travel headaches at Gulf Coast airports, forcing more than 2,000 flight cancelations and more than 1,300 delays, according to tracker FlightAware.