The cold front follows a system that barreled across the Midwest and parts of the Great Lakes with sharply colder air, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice and rain, leading to treacherous travel. Forecasters said it intensified quickly enough to meet the criteria of a bomb cyclone, a system that strengthens rapidly as pressure drops.

A powerful winter storm is peaking as it moves east, battering the Midwest, Great Lakes and Northeast with blizzard conditions, damaging ice, widespread power outages and major travel disruptions.

Forecasters said the storm intensified quickly enough to meet the criteria of a bomb cyclone, a system that strengthens rapidly as pressure drops. The sharp cold front left parts of the central U.S. waking up Monday to temperatures as much as 50 degrees Fahrenheit colder than the day before.

A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest.

A winter storm is hitting the Midwest with strong winds, snow, ice and canceled flights expected. In Massachusetts and Maine, expect freezing rain.

A powerful winter storm is impacting parts of the U.S. with major snowfall, ice, and below zero wind chills. The conditions are disrupting holiday travel and could last through next week.

A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and possible whiteout conditions.

As a powerful winter storm system brings extreme cold, high winds, and widespread travel disruptions across Midwestern states, Dr. Andrea Adams-Miller of The RED Carpet Connection LLC and The SubConscious Connection offers educational insight into how sudden weather extremes affect mental resilience,