A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early Monday, prompting schools and government offices in several states to close.

As a deep winter chill begins to take over the northern half of the country, blizzard warnings were issued in three states while a new major winter storm moves across the nation. Around 60 million Americans from the Dakotas to Delaware were under winter weather alerts as of Sunday morning,

Snow was heavy at times into Sunday evening before beginning to mix with some sleet and freezing rain in the far south. Another 4-6 inches of snow and sleet accumulation with isolated higher amounts will be possible overnight and travel will be extremely hazardous if not next-to-impossible in spots.

A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60 million people across more than a dozen states from Kansas to New Jersey under winter weather warnings and advisories.

A major, disruptive winter storm was sweeping across the central U.S. on Sunday, forecasters said, bringing with it a dreaded combination of snow, ice and plunging temperatures. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from Kansas and Missouri — where blizzard conditions are expected — to New Jersey.

As a deep winter chill begins to take over the northern half of the country, a new major winter storm will move across the U.S. this weekend into early next week.

A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60 million people across more than a dozen states from Kansas to New Jersey under winter storm warnings,