A winter storm threatens to bring blizzards and ice to parts of the U.S., hampering holiday travel
Source: AP
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JEFF MARTIN
Updated 9:48 AM CST, December 28, 2025
A powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone, setting off a chain reaction of snow, ice, rain and severe weather expected to affect much of the country.
Snow and strengthening winds spread across the Upper Midwest on Sunday, where the National Weather Service warned of whiteout conditions and possible blizzard conditions that could make travel impossible in some areas. Snowfall totals were expected to exceed a foot across parts of the upper Great Lakes, with up to 2 feet (61 centimeters) possible along the south shore of Lake Superior.
In the South, meteorologists warn of severe thunderstorms expected to signal the arrival of a sharp cold front — sometimes referred to as a “Blue Norther” — bringing a sudden temperature drop and strong north winds that will end days of record warmth across the region.
The snowy holiday season in the Upper Midwest and Northeast comes as springlike warmth continues in much of the nation’s midsection and South, where record high temperatures had Santa sweating in recent days.
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It is nasty outside here now!
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June can't come fast enough. I belong on a beach right now. In just my shorts. Maybe less. 
I went to a meeting at 7pm tonight where everything was just frozen, no precipitation. But when I can out at shortly after 8, my windshield was frozen solid, I had to let it defrost before I could see and I sure went slow on my way home, very few cars out on the road. Tomorrow the temps are supposed to go up and it'll return to rain, so we're hoping for a melting. 