Kansas City, Mo., received nearly a foot of snow over in a single day, forcing road and air traffic to come to a halt. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports why officials are saying it will take a few days to clean out the snow.

Americans are under winter weather alerts as a major storm threatens much of the U.S. City Manager Brian Platt said, “This is going to be one of the most historic, significant storms Kansas City has ever seen.

When the blizzard blew through this weekend, often the only people on the road were those trying to get to a hill for sledding.

While the snowstorm closed many Kansas City restaurants and kept diners at home, one short-staffed kitchen offered a special soup service after the blizzard. It was up to customers to supply their own noodles.

Kansas City is springing back to life after businesses and residents did their best to take the snow days in stride. Now, city street crews are working to clear roads covered in snow and ice. The city is asking for help in identifying roads that need attention.

With several inches of snow fallen Kansas City and the city devoting extra resources to getting the streets cleared, trash and recycling will not be picked up on Monday, and Tuesday. Instead, homes with Monday and Tuesday collection days should save their waste for next week,