A major winter storm is brewing. It’s likely to unleash dangerous ice and snow from the Plains to the East Coast
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By CNN
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A major winter storm is brewing. It’s likely to unleash dangerous ice and snow from the Plains to the East Coast

The season’s most extreme storm so far is set to lash the eastern half of the United States with damaging ice and heavy snow late this week. It’s all being fed by a brutal blast of Arctic air that’s bringing the season’s coldest air to date.