Mammoth winter storm blankets swaths of U.S. in ice and snow
A winter storm is sweeping across the U.S. mainland. It caused an apparent tornado in Alabama, dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and brought rare measurable snowfall to parts of Texas.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Snow and ice are cleared from the tarmac at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3. A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path is spreading rain, freezing rain and heavy snow further across the country.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Snow falls on a ground crew working outside a parked plane at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Amanda, left, and Rebecka try to keep warm as they walk to work during a light freezing rain in Dallas, Thursday, Feb. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ice coats trees and the road as an SUV drives in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A rider steps onto a bus during a light freezing rain in Dallas, Thursday, Feb. 3.DETROIT FREE PRESS VIA AP
A man walks on Washington Blvd. during a snow storm in the Metro Detroit area Wednesday, Feb. 2.DETROIT FREE PRESS VIA AP
Nic Charnitsky, co-owner at the Herbal Solutions shovels snow off the sidewalk in front of his business on Michigan Avenue in downtown Ypsilanti, Mich., on Wednesday, Feb. 2.TULSA WORLD VIA AP
Cars drive down southbound U.S. Route 412 as snow falls in Tulsa, Okla., on Wednesday, Feb. 2.TULSA WORLD VIA AP
Jean Taylor looks through the few remaining loafs of bread in the bread aisle on Wednesday, Feb. 2, in a Reasor's in Tulsa, Okla.ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH VIA AP
Snow plow operators with the Missouri Department of Transportation stop to clear the windshield of a truck on Wednesday, Feb. 2, on Scheutz Road in St. Louis County, Mo., after an overnight wintry mix of snowfall and ice hampered the St. Louis area.ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH VIA AP
A motorist traveling westbound on Dorsett Rd. encounters a deer crossing it on Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Maryland Heights, Mo., after an overnight wintry mix of snowfall and ice hampered the St. Louis area.DETROIT NEWS VIA AP
A vehicle's air bags are deployed after a collision on a snowy W. Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday, Feb. 2.DETROIT NEWS VIA AP
A plow clears away snow on the airport apron at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., on Wednesday, Feb. 2.ODESSA AMERICAN VIA AP
Local celebrity chef Alejandro Barrientos cooks a batch of hamburger soup at his restaurant Curb Side Bistro as he prepares to help serve meals for those in need staying at the Salvation Army of Odessa's emergency shelter Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Odessa, Texas. Barrientos has planned to serve soups and bread Wednesday evening and throughout Thursday for those sheltering from the cold weather passing through the Permian Basin.ODESSA AMERICAN VIA AP
Salvation Army of Odessa's Major Luis Melendez inspects beds in the men's dormitory of the Mabee Red Shield Lodge as the shelter prepares to open as an emergency inclement temporary shelter in advance of the incoming winter storm Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Odessa, Texas.COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE VIA AP
Elaina Lowery, 8, and Logan Watson II, 5, of Columbia, Mo., watch other sledders as they walk back up Stephens Lake Park hill on Wednesday Feb. 2, after a winter storm dumped about seven inches of snow according to the National Weather Service in St. Louis.COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE VIA AP
ATR Towing and Recovery workers remove a pickup truck that slid into the median on Interstate 70 east of the Lake of the Woods exit on Wednesday Feb. 2, after a winter storm dumped about seven inches of snow according to the National Weather Service in St. Louis, Mo.COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE VIA AP
Traffic along eastbound Interstate 70 near Stadium Blvd. is halted on Wednesday Feb. 2, in Columbia, Mo., following several accidents after a winter storm dumped about several inches of snow.COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE VIA AP
Steve Davis of Atkins Inc. removes snow from the sidewalk in front of Goldie's Bagel & Deli at 114 S 9th St Suite 102 in Columbia, Mo., Wednesday Feb. 2.COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE VIA AP
A City of Columbia snowplow clears Ninth Street on Wednesday Feb. 2, in Columbia, Mo.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bundled up against the cold, a pedestrian cradles a package while crossing in the intersection of Logan Street and Alameda as a winter storm sweeps over the intermountain West Wednesday Feb. 2, in Denver.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A sign advises patrons of COVID-19 restriction while long icicles grow from an awning outside a restaurant as a winter storm sweeps over the intermountain West Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Denver.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Men play football on a soccer field in Chicago's Lincoln Park Wednesday, Feb. 2.THE GAZETTE VIA AP
A pickup truck drives south on a snow-covered Interstate 25 Wednesday morning, Feb. 2, near County Line Road in Monument, Colo., as a winter storm hits the Pikes Peak Region dropping as much as two feet of snow.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A sign tells that the school has been canceled due to impending winter weather in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 2. North Texas school districts called off classes for the next two days in anticipation of winter weather that sweeps in this evening.THE HERALD-PALLADIUM VIA AP
A man walks his dog through steady snow showers along West Valley View Drive Wednesday, Feb. 2, in St. Joseph, Mich., after a winter storm closed many schools and businesses throughout Southwest Michigan.THE HERALD-PALLADIUM VIA AP
A car remains buried under several inches of snow at the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum in St. Joseph, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 2.ASSOCIATED PRESS
John Tapko clears snow at his house Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Overland Park, Kan.MLIVE.COM / THE FLINT JOURNAL VIA AP
Lifelong Flint resident Cory Pacheco, 58, uses a snowblower to clear out his driveway on Wednesday, Feb. 2, in downtown Flint, Mich.