Millions were under weather advisories as the storm stretched from southern Illinois to Washington, D.C. Snow could fall at 1-2 inches per hour.

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 massive winter storm unleashed mayhem on the roads in the Midwest with dangerous snow and ice in states including Missouri and Kansas. Now blizzard conditions are threatening the East Coast. NBC’s Sam Brock reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the storm.

Snow is on the way for the D.C. region Sunday night into Monday, prompting a Winter Storm Warning that goes into effect at 10 p.m.