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 – pummeled much of the country as it marched east overnight.

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 United States with wide-ranging weather.

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 massive storm system is tearing across the country bringing blizzard-like conditions in the Midwest and tornadoes and heavy rain in the South. Now, it's putting 39 million people at risk for damaging winds,

The large storm system brought blinding dust storms to the Southwest, blizzards with whiteout conditions to the Midwest and fears of wildfires elsewhere

Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were left without power in central, southern and midwestern parts of the US on Wednesday.