Ice, snow and power outages for up to 90 million people
A huge winter storm was expected to hammer large parts of the U.S. later today, dumping up to eight inches (20 cm) of snow on New York, Philadelphia, Kansas City, St Louis, and central Indiana by tomorrow’s rush-hour commute.
The storm was forecast to move east over the Rockies and into the Plains and Mississippi Valley through Sunday, bringing a mix of freezing rain and ice.
The storm could lead to widespread power outages in many parts of the Midwest, including eastern Oklahoma, northern Arkansas and western Kentucky, the Weather Channel warned.
A mixture of sleet and snow in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois will eventually change over to all snow.
As of Feb. 15, Indiana had already seen its snowiest winter in three decades, the state Transportation Department said.