Massive winter storm blankets nation. See photos

A school bus parked on North Main Street in Brewster after schools throughout the lower Hudson Valley were closed following the heavy snowfall Jan. 26, 2026.

Kacia DeSouza and her husband, Erione, shovel snow outside St. Mary’s Parish on Winter Street in Milford on Monday morning, after Sunday’s snowstorm blanketed the area with nearly two feet of snow, Jan.26,2026. The DeSouza’s were married in the parish 15 years ago,

Cars are buried on the Butler campus Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Drivers navigate icy conditions on Briley Parkway in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. A winter storm brought snow and ice to Middle Tennessee starting on Saturday.

More than an inch an hour of snow is falling on Jan. 25, 2026 in Ashburnham, Mass. at frozen Upper Naukeag Lake.

Tom Ellish clears the snow in from of his property on Main Street in Hudson, Ohio on Jan. 25, 2026.

Kelce plays in snow following a winter storm in Oklahoma City, Sunday Jan. 25, 2026.

Bobby Sanchez and his Granddaughter Faith Castro walk through the snow in Blauvelt, NY on Jan. 25, 2026.

Tim Campbell walks his 5-year-old Newfoundland, Louie, down the middle of High Street in the Short North as Winter Storm Fern continues to dump snow on the Columbus area on Jan. 25, 2026. With Franklin County declaring a Level 3 snow emergency, most traffic was off the roads.

Robert Singleton clears a path at his home in the Portland neighborhood in Louisville, Ky. after the multi-state Winter Storm Fern dropped several inches of snow in the metro area on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.

Motorists travel along north bound lanes of Interstate 65 as a winter storm moved into the region Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026 in Brentwood, Tenn. The storm is expected to bring snow, sleet, freezing temperatures and ice across multiple states this weekend.

Pedestrians walk through the heavy snow in Columbus as Winter Storm Fern continues to dump snow on Central Ohio on Jan. 25, 2026.

Mark Anstaett of Clintonville, Ohio cross country skis though Whetstone Park as Winter Storm Fern continues to dump snow on the Columbus area on Jan. 25, 2026.

A man walks along the National Mall as snow falls in Washington, DC, on Jan. 25, 2026. A massive winter storm on January 24 dumped snow and freezing rain from New Mexico to North Carolina as it swept across the United States towards the northeast, threatening tens of millions of Americans with blackouts, transportation chaos and bone-chilling cold. After battering the country's southwest and central areas, the storm system began to hit the heavily populated mid-Atlantic and northeastern states as a frigid air mass settled in across the nation.

A man walks along the Brooklyn Bridge as snow falls in New York City on Jan. 25, 2026. A massive winter storm on January 24 dumped snow and freezing rain from New Mexico to North Carolina as it swept across the United States towards the northeast, threatening tens of millions of Americans with blackouts, transportation chaos and bone-chilling cold. After battering the country's southwest and central areas, the storm system began to hit the heavily populated mid-Atlantic and northeastern states as a frigid air mass settled in across the nation.

People cross a street as trucks plow snow in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Jan. 25, 2026. A massive winter storm on January 24 dumped snow and freezing rain from New Mexico to North Carolina as it swept across the United States towards the northeast, threatening tens of millions of Americans with blackouts, transportation chaos and bone-chilling cold. After battering the country's southwest and central areas, the storm system began to hit the heavily populated mid-Atlantic and northeastern states as a frigid air mass settled in across the nation.

Vehicles make their way along I-95 southbound into Wilmington, Del. past the W. 18th Street overpass, early morning, Jan. 25, 2026.

NES crews work on restoring power after a tree fell across Bluefield Ave. in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. A winter storm brought snow and ice to Middle Tennessee starting on Saturday.

Snow is plowed on route 9 in Tarrytown, NY during the winter storm Jan. 25, 2026. The storm was predicted to drop up to a foot of snow on the lower Hudson Valley.

A family sleds Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Unity Park in Greenville, SC.

Cars travel Interstate 65 as snow falls Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Indianapolis.

Ted Bieber of the Knolls walks across the SR-315 pedestrian bridge as Winter Storm Fern continues to dump snow on the Columbus, Ohio area on Jan. 25, 2026.

Mark Bruce uses a snowblower Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, along the street in front of his Avon, Ind. home.

A layer of snow blankets the back of two horses in Greenville on Jan. 25, 2026.

Snow covers the ground of the Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church in New Castle County, Del. on Jan. 25, 2026.

Snow is plowed on route 9 in Tarrytown, N.Y. during the winter storm Jan. 25, 2026. The storm was predicted to drop up to a foot of snow on the lower Hudson Valley.

A major winter storm is forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice to tens of millions of Americans across two dozen states starting on Friday and continuing into the weekend.
See here, Keith Wilson, of Milwaukee, walks with frozen eyelashes down East State Street in Milwaukee on Jan. 23, 2026. The National Weather Service issued an extreme cold watch across Wisconsin with windchills between 30 and 40 below zero.

Erie Downtown Partnership Ambassadors Derek Smith, right, and Rob Nelson clear ice and snow near a bus stop, with single-digit temperatures outdoors, in Erie, Pa., on Jan. 23, 2026. Smith said they try and keep paths clear during heavy snow events.

American Red Cross shelter set up at the Civic Center of Anderson, SC, on Jan 24, 2026.

A customer loads ice melt into their car at Lowes on Jan. 22, 2026 in Little Rock, Ark.

Yahaira Rojas, of Milwaukee, shields her face from the cold as she walks down North 10th Street in from of the Milwaukee County Courthouse in Milwaukee on Jan. 23, 2026.

An employee restocks a shelf with snow shovels at Keith's Hardware store on Jan. 23, 2026 in Louisville.

Victoria Parker volunteers at The Store assisting customers before the winter storm in Nashville on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. The Store is a non-profit organization founded by Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley to support food‑insecure neighbors.

A pedestrian walks to the grocery store for milk during a stretch of extreme cold weather, Jan. 23, 2026, in Menasha, Wisc.

Joe Gegelbach loads his trunk with ice melt at the Home Depot as he potential winter storm Evansville, Ind., Jan. 23, 2026.

Orangetown Highway Department crews load salt on snow plows in preparation for the snow storm at their facility in Orangeburg, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2026.

Firewood, snow shovels and other items to help deal with the coming storm at s Home Depot in Gastonia, N.C. on Jan. 23, 2026.

Lynn Batizy of Anderson volunteers setting up cots for American Red Cross warming center at the Civic Center of Anderson, S.C., Jan. 23 2026.

On Jan. 23, 2026, Lynn Sealey (left) and Colby Coates (right) replenish produce after an increased number of customers visited the WNC Farmers Market vendor in Asheville, N.C., ahead of the winter storm.

Large trucks are filled with a salt and sand mixture at the Easter Salt Co., in Quincy, Mass. on, Jan. 22, 2026.

Overnight snowfall left the morning commute in downtown Rochester, NY a little slippery on Jan. 22, 2026.

A nearly empty bread shelf is seen in Madison, Tenn., ahead of the storm on January 22, 2025.

John Pickering looks over a new shovel at Curry Hardware in West Quincy, Massachusetts, on Jan. 22, 2026.

A sun dog seen Jan. 22, 2026 near Pittsville, WI. Sun dogs are caused by refraction of sunlight by ice crystals.

A "drive safely" sign is displayed in Greenville, SC as crews work on treating roads, Jan 22, 2026.