A mammoth and multifaceted storm – which was dealing wind, fire, choking dust and the threat of a blizzard – pummeled much of the country as it marched east.

Powerful storms that killed two people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town are charging across the nation, threatening more communities in the central to eastern Un

The winter storm could impact up to 170 million people across more than 20 states from the southern Plains to the Midwest and East, AccuWeather said.

Tens of millions of people across the central and southern US are at risk Tuesday of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes and fire weather on the storm’s warm side and blizzard conditions on its cold side.

Dust storms blinded drivers in the Southwest, tornadoes were possible in the South and blizzard conditions descended on the Central Plains.

A massive storm system continues to move across the country, bringing high winds, tornadoes, and heavy rain in the South and up the Eastern Seaboard.