Atleast nine people have succumbed to the snowstorm that blustered through the Midwest region of the Unites States and left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity.
At least nine deaths had been blamed on the storm.
Winter storm warnings were posted for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan on Sunday as the core of the storm headed north across the Great Lakes.
Parts of Wisconsin already had a foot of snow, and up to a foot was forecast on Sunday in northeastern Minnesota, the National Weather Service said.
Radar showed snow falling across much of Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota on Monday and moving into parts of Michigan and Indiana.
The weather system also spread locally heavy rain on Sunday from the Southeast to the lower Great Lakes.
The storm rolled through Colorado and Wyoming on Friday, then spread snow and ice on Saturday from the Texas Panhandle to Minnesota.
Multi-car pileups closed parts of several major highways Saturday in the Plains states.
Because of strong wind, airlines canceled 150 flights on Sunday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, the city Aviation Department said.
More than 11,000 homes and businesses were without power at some point Saturday in Wisconsin because of the freezing rain, ice, gusty wind and heavy snow, utilities said.
Michigan utilities reported some 92,000 customers were still without power on Sunday afternoon, and in Illinois about 46,000 customers were blacked out. - DDNEWS
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