Winter storm live updates: More than 800,000 without power
The snow and ice stretch from the Plains to the South to the Northeast.
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 taking aim at the East Coast, crippling travel.
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Tracking the storm: Latest forecast
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 and New Jersey, 6 in Texas and 5 in Tennessee.
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.
Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, a band of heavy snow and a wintry mix could bring snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour to the Interstate 95 corridor. Philadelphia will likely get a wintry mix or freezing rain, while New York City and areas to the north will get snow.
By Sunday evening, the heavy snow will reach New England. Some light snow could linger in the Northeast into Monday morning.
-ABC News' Kyle Reiman and Daniel Manzo
Over 800,000 without power
Over 800,000 customers are without power from the massive winter storm, with Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas hit the hardest.
Dangerous deep freeze hits the South
The worst of the ice storm is now over for Louisiana and Mississippi, with the ice now headed to Tennessee.
But the ice isn’t the only danger -- residents also need to be prepared for the blast of freezing air hitting the South.
The temperature has dropped to 14 degrees in Dallas and 16 degrees in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, so people could be stuck without crucial heat during this deep freeze.
Heavy snow taking over Northeast cities
Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour are being reported from Philadelphia to New York City on Sunday. Snow totals are about 3 to 4 inches so far, with several more hours to go before sleet begins to mix in.
Heavy sleet is falling in Washington, D.C., and most of Virginia.
New York City is forecast to get 8 to 12 inches of snow, which would be the city's biggest snowfall since 2021.
Boston is forecast to get a whopping 12 to 20 inches of snow.
NYC public schools closing Monday
New York City public schools will be closed on Monday due to the storm, with students attending remote learning instead.
More than 10,000 flights canceled, including all flights at DCA
More than 10,000 flights have been canceled within, into or out of the U.S. on Sunday, including all flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and most flights at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Sunday will be considered one of the biggest weather-related flight cancellation days in U.S. history.
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