Winter weather alerts were in place for some 100 million people across 22 states from Nebraska to Massachusetts on Thursday as a series of winter storms descend on states in the North and the East, bringing snow,

Millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast are on alert as a developing winter storm is expected to bring a potentially crippling ice threat that could knock out power and lead to treacherous travel conditions across the region.

A winter storm that brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to a large swath of the Midwest swept into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, causing treacherous travel conditions, prompting school delays and closures and potential power outages for millions of Americans.

Heads up! A widespread wintry mix expected to roll over NEO tonight could make it icy and dicey overnight and early tomorrow morning.

Central Pennsylvania remains under a winter weather advisory Thursday morning as freezing rain continues to fall. The so-called wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain started overnight. Rain is continuing this morning, leaving icy surfaces, closing schools and offices, delaying flights and causing road restrictions.