Most of the United States is being assailed with extreme winter weather this week as Arctic air blasts south from Canada, snow tracks up the Northeast coast and a potentially crippling winter storm takes aim at the South.
Heavy snow is expected to blanket large portions of the Eastern U.S. while much of the country will endure dangerously cold temperatures in the coming days.
Nearly 70 million people are under weather alerts from North Carolina to Maine as a major winter storm is expected to bring snow and ice.
Snow was falling in the Mid-Atlantic and New York City on Sunday. The coldest air in several years will descend across much of the country starting Monday, forecasters said.
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under winter storm warnings Sunday as the entire region deals with a significant snowstorm. Tri-State Area officials had been issuing warnings and discussing the states' preparations in the days leading up to the storm.
"The level and extensiveness of the frigid air may be tough to match the rest of the winter," forecasters warned.
The heaviest snow was expected to fall in New Jersey between 4 and 9 p.m. Sunday, with totals of up to 8 inches.
A Winter Storm Warning Southeast Texas will go into effect Monday at 6 p.m. through Tuesday at 6 p.m. Three to five inches of snow is expected across the Houston area, with higher totals possible. Keep up with any changes in the forecast with the KHOU 11 app. We'll keep you up to date and send regular alerts on the forecast.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning at 9:21 a.m. on Sunday in effect until Monday at 9 a.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges.
The National Weather Service issued an updated winter storm warning at 1:53 p.m. on Sunday in effect until Monday at 7 a.m. for Berkshire County.
EST a winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Monday at 4 p.m. EST for Antrim County.
I wouldn’t plan on any kind of travel from Tuesday night through the day Wednesday, no matter what kind of messy wintry mix we get.