A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and freezing temperatures is sweeping the U.S. from the Midwest to the East Coast, prompting school and government closures.

A new snowstorm is expected to develop later this week from Texas, through the South and East all the way through the Carolinas. Expect travel delays, snow, ice and school closings. Here is the latest forecast.

Winter Storm Blair blanketed large swaths of the U.S., stretching from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast in ice and snow on Monday, affecting tens of millions of Americans who are now scrambling to protect their homes.

Blizzard and winter storm conditions blasted the Midwest early Sunday, as a massive weather system began tracking eastward across the United States, with authorities warning of some of the heaviest snowfalls in a decade and severe impact on transport.

A massive winter storm impacts over 60 million people across the U.S., causing dangerous travel conditions and power outages.

A major winter storm impacting the Midwest has moved to the Mid-Atlantic, causing travel disruptions. Airlines are offering travel waivers.

The first major winter storm of the new year swept into the U.S. mid-Atlantic states on Monday morning, closing down federal offices and public schools in Washington, D.C., after dumping a foot of snow in parts of the Ohio Valley and Central Plains.