Severe US winter storm could bring heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade
Storm could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures since 2011
Storm will continue until Tuesday as NWS predicts blizzards
At least 15in (38.1cm) of snow is forecast - the heaviest in a decade - which will significantly reduce visibility and make travel "extremely hazardous", the National Weather Service (NWS) says.
On top of that, there'll be strong wind gusts of up to 40mph (64kmh) and possible blizzards.
The storm is forecast to sweep eastwards from central US and the Midwest throughout Sunday, reaching the Mid Atlantic region by this evening.
Disruption will continue into Monday, the NWS adds, before the storm begins to subside by Tuesday morning.
As a reminder, five states have so far declared a state of emergency - Kentucky, Virginia, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri.
The huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade, with tens of millions of Americans expected to be affected.
The storm, which started in the middle of the US, will move east in the next couple of days, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
AccuWeather forecaster Dan DePodwin said: "This could lead to the coldest January for the US since 2011."
He added that "temperatures that are well below historical average" could linger for a week.
Those low temperatures will be on the east coast as well, where the storm is expected to reach by Sunday evening.
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