Millions are faced with snow and ice as a major winter storm moves across the US

The first significant winter storm of the year will affect over 60 million people from Saturday afternoon and continuing into Monday, the US National Weather Service (NWS) said. “The snow will significantly reduce visibilities, and snowfall amounts will surpass 15 inches (the heaviest in a decade), which will make travel extremely hazardous, with impassable roads,” the NWS added.