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See it: US smacked with snow, ice from powerful coast-to-coast winter storm

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See it: US smacked with snow, ice from powerful coast-to-coast winter storm

A powerful winter storm moving across the Midwest and Plains is producing snow and ice, causing dangerous travel conditions, and is expected to impact millions more as it moves across the country toward the East Coast. 

Nearly 100,000 people are without power in the Midwest, as of Sunday evening.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has responded to 668 calls since the storm made its way into the state. 

A photo from Kansas City, Missouri, shows a massive ball of ice that formed on a vehicle’s side mirror as it drove through icy conditions. 

Kansas and Missouri Department of Transportation officials have been working hard to clear roads of ice and snow. Several roads in Kansas and western Missouri were closed due to black ice or crashes from winter conditions. 

By Sunday afternoon, blizzard conditions had been met at Kansas City International Airport, according to the National Weather Service. 

A video posted by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Kansas City showed trucks working to plow snow from Interstate 435. 

“It’s a great day to stay in, make some french toast and watch some football. It’s NOT a day to be on the roads. Our crews are hard at work in the storm,” MoDOT said in a post to X Sunday morning. 

Near St. Louis, sleet fell in Union, Missouri, coating sidewalks in a slick layer of ice. 

Video from FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel shows near-whiteout conditions on Highway 61 in Lincoln County, Missouri, north of St. Louis. 

WINTER STORM THREATENS 27 STATES AS HEAVY SNOW, CRIPPLING ICE CREATE TRAVEL CHAOS, POWER OUTAGES

A Blizzard Warning is in effect until Monday for parts of central and eastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri. Video from Topeka, Kansas, Sunday morning shows strong winds blowing snow around at the National Weather Service office. 

FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell is in Louisville, Kentucky, covering the winter storm. Video from Sunday morning showed conditions in Louisville as heavy snow fell. Conditions across Kentucky are expected to continue deteriorating as the day continues. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the majority of the state through Monday evening. 

Photos from around Louisville on Sunday show conditions in the city, and the Louisville Department of Public Works readying to plow and treat roads. 

As the day progressed, the storm continued to move into new states. In northeastern Tennessee, large snowflakes were caught on video. 

In Ohio, heavy snow fell in the morning, covering the ground. About three inches of snow has been recorded so far in Cincinnati. 

FOX News Multimedia Reporter Kailey Schuyler was in Cincinnati, reporting live on conditions there. She said under the snow ice was causing the ground to be slick. 

By afternoon, the storm pushed into Virginia, making for treacherous road conditions. Near Staunton, video shows ice building up on the windshield of a car. 

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