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.

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

Six people have been killed in two states in a powerful March storm, officials said, as the severe weather system that brought blizzards to the Great Plains and high winds to the South continued to move across the United States.

A powerful cross-country storm is now sweeping through the East Coast, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong gusty winds that could cause power outages. The sprawling system arrived Wednesday afternoon,