In the southern United States, a powerful storm has brought tornadoes, heavy snowfall, and other extreme weather to the country and parts of Canada.
In Texas, the storm has caused damage to buildings and injured a number of people.
According to FlightAware.com, the storm caused approximately 9,000 delays on US flights on Monday and Tuesday.
Roads have also been closed in some western states due to the weather, which is forecasting up to 60 centimeters (two feet) of snow.
"It's a fairly vigorous storm system", said Rich Otto, a meteorologist with the Weather Prediction Center. "The storm could affect residents in nearly every state in the contiguous US". This one is a little bit bigger than the typical winter storm.
He went on to say, "If people live up north, they should stay home during the day on Tuesday."
According to Mr Otto, the worst of the weather hit the central and northern High Plains, which includes eastern Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska. It was expected to continue into Wednesday.
Heavy snowfall and gusty winds of over 40 mph (64 km/h) are anticipated in these states.
On Tuesday, severe weather advisories were in effect for more than 20 million people in the United States.
Snowstorm admonitions from the Public Weather conditions Administration were additionally active for those states, as well as Colorado. Those are brought on by heavy snowfall and winds of at least 35 mph.
Mr Otto stated that the combination of heavy snowfall and strong wind gusts will result in low visibility and "treacherous" travel conditions
Snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour are anticipated in some regions.
The storm has also made its way into Canada. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the southern Prairie region of the country, which includes the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, was hit with a lot of snow and strong winds.
A quarter to half an inch of freezing rain is also anticipated for Upper Midwestern states on Tuesday. In the interim, the lower Mississippi Valley faces the chance of extreme tempests, hail and blaze floods, as per the Public Weather conditions Administration.
A series of storms struck the southern part of Texas, causing multiple tornadoes to form in the northern part of the state. One tornado struck Wise County near Dallas, causing damage to homes and businesses, according to local authorities.
Local government officials claim that the severe weather in Texas caused at least seven injuries.
According to local media, a twister struck Wayne, Oklahoma, on Tuesday morning, destroying at least one family home but leaving residents unharmed.
Experts predicted that the severe weather would continue for the majority of this week as it moved eastward into the central Plains by Thursday.
The storm system began to approach the United States on Friday, bringing strong winds to California. Over the weekend, the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California received 5 feet of snow, causing some highways to be closed and triggering avalanche warnings that lasted until Monday night
California was hit hard by a powerful atmospheric river storm in October of the previous year, and a wet stretch in December covered parts of the Sierra Nevada with snow. Then, from January to April, the state experienced the driest period on record
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