BRENTWOOD 鈥 Residents preparing for a weekend of heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures packed local grocery stores across the 最新杏吧原创 area on Friday, creating long lines and runs on staples like bread, chicken and eggs.
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Lisa Hester, from Florissant, checks out the milk supply at Schnucks in Richmond Heights on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The manager of the store said they expected to get a resupply of milk later in the day. Despite long lines of customers, the store was well stocked with bread and still had eggs at 10 a.m.
Shelters, salt, and Schnucks: 最新杏吧原创 preps for incoming winter storm
鈥淚 thought we were going to freeze to death last night. I found a piece of plastic and wrapped it around us to stay warm,鈥 said Jennifer Brooks, who cuddles with her dog Dutchess in a bed on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at the Peter & Paul Kingshighway Shelter in South City. 鈥淚t鈥檚 nice to be someplace warm and safe,鈥 said Brooks, after surviving the previous night in a vacant garage with her dog.聽The City and its partners added more emergency shelter beds in anticipation of the severely cold weather this weekend.
A truck sprays a brine solution onto Graham Street in 最新杏吧原创 on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Ahead of the forecasted winter storm, the city has deployed trucks to pre-treat the roads.
Lisa Hester, from Florissant, checks out the milk supply at Schnucks in Richmond Heights on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The manager of the store said they expected to get a resupply of milk later in the day. Despite long lines of customers, the store was well stocked with bread and still had eggs at 10 a.m.
Jerry Cook, from Maplewood, waits in a long line as customers stock up on groceries and essentials at the Schnucks in Richmond Heights on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. 鈥淚鈥檓 not worried unless we get like 12 inches,鈥 said Cook, who says his wife sent him to the store for supplies.
Stacy Donohue, from University City, checks out the milk supply at the Schnucks in Richmond Heights on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The manager of the store said they expected to get a resupply of milk later in the day. The store was well stocked with bread and still had eggs at 10 a.m.
Charles Bruton Jr., 9, from St. Charles, waits in line with his great-grandmother Alberta Smith, behind him, to check out the family鈥檚 supply of storm groceries at the Schnucks in Richmond Heights on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.
Brannon Poll, a shopper from Instacart, checks out the milk supply at the Schnucks in Richmond Heights on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The manager of the store said they expected to get a resupply of milk later in the day. The store was well stocked with bread and still had eggs at 10 a.m. 鈥淚鈥檝e never seen it this crazy. Last night the line wrapped through the meat department鈥 said Poll.
Manasseh Kimbrough, of 最新杏吧原创, takes his shoes off as he settles into his bed at Peter & Paul shelter in 最新杏吧原创, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Ahead of the forecasted winter storm, the city has added an additional 600 beds to emergency shelters. 鈥淢ostly for elders, but also people of all ages, in disaster weather like this, it鈥檚 very important,鈥 Kimbrough said.
From left, Megan Brawley, Charles Dabney, Michael Boyd and Manasseh Kimbrough laugh and talk around a table at Peter & Paul shelter in 最新杏吧原创, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. With the low temperatures expected in the forecasted winter storm, the city has added an additional 600 beds to emergency shelters to provide unhoused people relief and warmth.
鈥淕ood Burger鈥 plays on a TV as people watch, take naps or listen to music at Peter & Paul shelter in 最新杏吧原创, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The city has added 600 beds to emergency shelter to prepare for the forecasted winter storm.
Andre Rush, left, city street worker, monitors the salt brine solution and fills the back of a salt truck at 最新杏吧原创 City Street Department in 最新杏吧原创, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. He has worked for the city for 17 years and believes the street department鈥檚 job is crucial when severe cold weather hits.
A salt truck sprays brine solution on Graham Street in 最新杏吧原创, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Ahead of the forecasted winter storm, the city has deployed salt trucks to pre-treat the roads to prepare for possible ice and snow on the roadways.
Jerry Ceglinski, left, and Andre Rush run a hose to fill a truck with brine solution at the 最新杏吧原创 City Street Department on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Ahead of the winter storm forecasted for the weekend, the city has begun pre-treating roads. 鈥淎fter last year鈥檚 debacle, we need to get on it, spray everything we can,鈥 Ceglinski said.
