Over 90 million Americans were warned to prepare for adverse winter weather on Wednesday as several winter storms sweep across the U.S.
There were winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories in place in locations from California to Maine, and many places in between. Also, parts of Northwest Ohio and the mountains of West Virginia are under ice storm warnings.
A winter storm is expected to drop about 3-6 inches of snow from Kansas into Michigan, impacting areas such as Kansas City, Des Moines, Chicago and Milwaukee. That winter storm is due to an arctic cold front bringing below-average temperatures to the region on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, significant icing is possible in the Central Appalachians and Blue Ridge Mountains. Up to a quarter inch of ice could fall in the region by Thursday morning, which could be enough to cause significant travel difficulties along Interstate 64, 77 and 79.
The storm brought heavy snow and freezing rain across the U.S. East. On Tuesday parts of West Virginia saw more than 14 inches of snow.
On Wednesday, power was out for 190,000 customers in Virginia and nearly 16,000 in North Carolina.
Schools in Virginia, Baltimore and the Washington D.C. area canceled classes and close to 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled across the U.S. Wednesday thanks to the weather.
The National Weather Service said flooding was a risk for parts of Tennessee and Virginia through Thursday morning as temperatures warm back up.
Severe weather is also possible along the Gulf Coast, including a small chance for tornadoes, in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
