A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and possible whiteout conditions.

A large storm system will bring significant rainfall to lower Michigan beginning late this afternoon and continuing through Friday morning. Most areas can expect between one-half inch and one inch of rain,

Parts of far southwest Kansas received half a foot of snow or more as a winter storm moved across the state Friday.

A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and fierce wind gusts.

Storm Goretti brought a hazardous combination of heavy snow and torrential rain. A number of schools have been closed as a result. Here is the full list so far today. Storm Goretti continues to batter the UK with tens of thousands of Britons across the country facing widespread power cuts, travel disruption and school closures.

Two buses full of school children have crashed on icy roads as a deep freeze continues to grip the UK ahead of more heavy snowfall expected from Storm Goretti.

A complex pattern of precipitation has arrived in the region and will provide the mountains with several inches of snow by Thursday morning. There is a Winter Storm Warning for the Cascades through Thursday mid-day,