The storm is expected to bring several inches of accumulation on I-95.
The powerful winter storm that brought unprecedented snowfall to parts of California is threatening to do the same to the East Coast as it moves rapidly across the country.
Southern California will finally get a reprieve Sunday from heavy rain and snow. The major storm system is now bringing damaging thunderstorms to the Great Plains.
More than 80 million Americans are currently on alert for wind or winter weather.
Western Oklahoma will see most of the severe weather Sunday, with wind gusts of 80 mph to 110 mph possible. North Texas and southeast Kansas will experience storms with damaging winds, large hail and scattered tornadoes, forecasts show.
A line of storms will begin in the Texas Panhandle on Sunday afternoon before continuing as a damaging wind threat through the overnight hours across parts of Missouri.
By Sunday night, the Midwest will also experience showers that will change to a wintry mix by Monday morning, making for a challenging commute for those in the Chicago region.
The storm system is expected to swing eastward after lingering on the West Coast and dump several inches of rain and snow on some regions.
In the Great Lakes region, snow is expected in Wisconsin, Michigan and the Northeast. Hundreds of thousands of customers in Michigan are without power. Utility companies DTE Energy and Consumers Energy said power would be restored before the incoming storm hit.
On Monday night and into Tuesday, a period of snow and a wintry mix will likely bring accumulations to towns along the I-95 corridor.
The lack of snow in cities like New York City, New Haven, Connecticut, Providence, Rhode Island, and Boston will likely be offset by the several inches of snow and slush expected from this storm system. Tuesday morning is going to be a bumpy ride across the Northeast.
An unusual blizzard warning was issued for Southern California, bringing several feet of snow to the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains. A dusting of snow even reached the Hollywood Hills and the hills around San Francisco.
At one point over the weekend, snow was falling at a rate of 2.5 inches per hour in places like Lake Arrowhead, California. In the mountains outside Los Angeles, anywhere from 2 to 6 feet of snow has fallen since Wednesday.
As of Saturday, more than 126,000 customers were without power in California. More than 2,500 flights were canceled last week in anticipation of the typhoon.
Another storm system is also moving along the Northern California coast later Sunday, bringing more gusty winds and incredible mountain snow.
Winter alerts are in effect on the West Coast from Seattle to Sacramento as the weather moves through. The Sierra Nevada mountains will see between 3 and 7 feet of snow.
Some parts of California could see more waves of rain and snow moving up the coast on Monday morning.
