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

A strong clipper system is on the way towards the Great Lakes region, setting the stage for a larger winter storm that will sweep across the East Coast later this week. As the fast-moving system continues to push south,

The exact track and positioning of the storm system will be critical in determining who sees snow and how significant the impacts may be.

Sticky, unseasonable warmth stretching across the eastern United States this week will set the stage for a sprawling storm system that threatens to bring thunderstorms and heavy rain — weather more typical of spring than the dead of winter — from Thursday through Saturday.

The South West is hit worst by outages, while National Rail warns passengers in England, Wales and Scotland to expect disruption throughout Friday.

Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England were without power Friday morning and residents faced widespread travel delays after a storm swept in off the Atlantic, bringing high winds,