Millions in the U.S. are in the path of a major winter storm bringing snow and ice and creating dangerous conditions from the Central Plains to the East Coast.

All highways in northeastern Kansas were closed on Sunday evening, bringing traffic to a standstill in some places.

Weather maps show the UK will face more icy conditions ahead with temperatures again dropping to minus double figures, and as well as a wall of snow, we will also face a rare winter phenomenon

A major winter storm began Saturday in the central U.S. and was forecast to move east over the next several days, producing heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

When it comes to winter storms, ice can be particularly hazardous. Not only is freezing rain challenging to forecast, but ice storms can wreak havoc on electrical infrastructure and vegetation, knocking power out for weeks and leaving roadways impassible. Travel becomes dangerous if not impossible, with roads becoming ice rinks.

Tens of millions of Americans are bracing for a massive winter storm Sunday, which is forecast to bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures to parts of the country in over a decade. The polar vortex has already prompted states of emergency in the Plains,

A major, disruptive winter storm was sweeping across the central U.S. on Sunday, forecasters said, bringing with it a dreaded combination of snow, ice and plunging temperatures. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from Kansas and Missouri — where blizzard conditions are expected — to New Jersey.

It’s the type of winter weather we see more frequently and don’t really have a tough time identifying. Snowflakes are able to reach the ground – and not turn into freezing rain or sleet – when the temperature is at or below 32 degrees from the cloud base to the ground.