Overview
- Tens of millions are under winter alerts from the Dakotas to New England as the fast‑intensifying system moves east.
- Blizzard warnings in parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, including Marquette and Alger counties, call for 15–22 inches of snow with gusts near 60 mph.
- Freezing rain is expected across interior sections of New York and New England with a glaze up to roughly 0.1–0.2 inches, while the I‑95 corridor trends to plain rain.
- Widespread wind alerts forecast gusts of 50–65 mph with risks of tree damage and outages, and forecasters caution about flash‑freeze conditions behind a sharp cold front.
- Holiday travel disruptions are mounting, with more than 3,500 U.S. flight delays and over 400 cancellations reported Sunday, and lake‑effect snow is likely to persist into midweek.