Multiple winter weather related alerts remain in place ahead of a winter storm, blizzard conditions tonight, Wednesday.

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.

This storm will enter California and the West Coast on Wednesday with rain and mountain snow. It will then head into the central and eastern states late this week into the weekend with severe weather,

Widespread high winds capable of power outages and tree damage will also lead to dangerous conditions for wildfires in the Plains and parts of the Midwest. After dumping heavy snow in the mountain West,