Snow-covered roads led to treacherous travel conditions from the Plains and Midwest through the Tennessee Valley and mid-Atlantic as a powerful winter storm tracks toward the East Coast.

Cleanup and recovery operations are ongoing in portions of the Tennessee River Valley after widespread flooding over the weekend, and now the region is bracing for a high-impact winter storm.

Deadly flash flooding slammed portions of Kentucky and Tennessee over the weekend, and now the region is bracing for a developing winter storm that’s expected to bring heavy snow that could affect cleanup and recovery efforts.

Saturday was the most active severe storm day of 2025 so far as over 50 tornado warnings were issued across eight states.

The nation's next significant winter storm is expected to plow across the country this week and dump heavy snow from the Plains and Midwest to Virginia and North Carolina on the East Coast.