A massive winter storm that stretches across the U.S. has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in the South and is now slamming the Northeast with snow, crippling travel
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The massive storm is bringing heavy snow and dangerous freezing rain to a wide swath of the country on Sunday.
Snow totals so far have topped 8 inches in Arkansas, 11 inches in Illinois and Ohio, 13 inches in Indiana, 8 in Kansas, 12 in Missouri, 7 in Oklahoma, 6 in Texas and 5 in Tennessee.
In the Northeast, snow totals so far have reached 10 inches in New Jersey, 9 inches in Pennsylvania and 7 in New York.
Winter storm warnings were issued in cities including Dallas; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; St. Louis, Missouri; Louisville, Kentucky; Cleveland, Ohio; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia; and Boston.
At least 3 inches of sleet have fallen in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Tennessee, while at least half an inch of freezing rain has been recorded in Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
Ice storm warnings are in effect from Texas to Tennessee to Georgia to the Carolinas. This is the first time an ice storm warning has been issued for the Greenville-Spartanburg area of South Carolina in over 20 years.
On Sunday afternoon, a band of heavy snow and a wintry mix could bring snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour to the Interstate 95 corridor.
By Sunday evening, the heavy snow will reach New England. Some light snow could linger in the Northeast into Monday morning.
Heavy snow taking over Northeast cities
Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour were reported from Philadelphia to New York City on Sunday, while heavy sleet struck Washington, D.C., and much of Virginia.
Snow totals so far have hit 10 inches in New Jersey, 9 inches in Pennsylvania and 7 inches in New York.
Over 1 million without power
Over 1 million customers are without power from the massive winter storm, with Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas hit the hardest.
10 inches of snow reported in Northeast so far
Snow totals in the Northeast so far have reached: 10 inches in West Milford, New Jersey; 9 inches in Allentown, Pennsylvania; 8 inches in Reading, Pennsylvania; and 7 inches in New York City and Philadelphia.
Dangerous wind gusts reported in Northeast and the South
Wind gusts are reaching 32 mph at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, bringing visibility down to one-quarter of a mile.
In Dallas and Jackson, Mississippi, wind gusts are up to 25 mph. These strong winds pose a major threat because they could topple the trees and power lines that are coated in ice.
-ABC News’ Daniel Manzo
