Approximately 63 million people are under winter alerts from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic including Kansas City, St Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and DC.

Millions in the U.S. are in the path of the first major winter storm of the year, which is expected to dump snow and ice and create dangerous conditions from the Central Plains to the East Coast.

The developing storm system is forecast to bring heavy snow, crippling ice and severe weather across the country through the next three days.

LOOKING AHEAD: We enter a warming trend for the weekend with southerly winds picking up on Saturday and Sunday. High ...