New York: In addition to the 28 deaths in Erie County, one fatal carbon monoxide poisoning has been reported in Niagara County.

Colorado: Police in Colorado Springs reported two deaths related to the cold since Thursday, with one man found near a power transformer of a building, possibly seeking warmth, and another in a camp in an alleyway.

Kansas: Three people have died in weather-related traffic accidents, the Highway Patrol said Friday.

Kentucky: Three people have died, officials have said, including one involving a vehicle crash in Montgomery County.

Missouri: One person died after a van slid off an icy road and into a frozen creek, Kansas City police said.

Ohio: Nine people have died as a result of weather-related auto crashes, including four in a Saturday morning crash on Interstate 75, when a tractor-trailer crossed the median and collided with an SUV and a pickup, authorities said.

South Carolina: Two men – including a 91-year-old who went outside on Christmas Day to fix a broken water pipe – died due to the storm in Anderson County, the coroner’s office there said. The other victim died on Christmas Eve after his home lost power.

Tennessee: The Department of Health on Friday confirmed one storm-related fatality.

Vermont: One woman in Castleton died after a tree fell on her home, according to the police chief.

Wisconsin: The State Patrol on Thursday reported one fatal crash due to winter weather.

Erie County is preparing for possible flooding due to rapidly melting snow as temperatures rise

Erie County officials said that they are preparing for possible flooding conditions later in the week as temperatures rise in the region and the snow begins to melt rapidly.

Dan Nevers, Erie County emergency services commissioner, said Tuesday that they are working to get the snow "cleared from curb to curb" in as many areas as possible in an effort to mitigate the chance of flooding.

"We are a little bit concerned about it," Nevers said.

Local officials expect that the area could see temperatures drop to 50 degrees later in the week.

New York’s Erie County storm-related death toll rises to 28, county official says 

From CNN's Artemis Moshtaghian

At least 28 have died due to the winter storm that hit New York state over the Christmas weekend, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz shared in an update on Tuesday.

Monday night, Poloncarz said the death toll for Erie County stood at 27. On Tuesday, the Department of Health announced three additional weather-related deaths but disqualified two deaths that were previously considered weather related. 

Poloncarz addressed the discrepancy in death toll numbers saying that Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the first two weather related deaths that were reported in Cheektowaga were actually medical conditions that “were not save-able.”