The National Weather Service says a major winter storm in the central United States will bring blizzard conditions and severe weather starting Tuesday through the middle of this week. “A swath of 4 to 8 inches along with very strong winds will setup from the Central High Plains to the Upper Midwest resulting in a vast area with blizzard

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.

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.