A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas.

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday.

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas.

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas.

People across the Effingham area on Monday dug out from the nine inches of snow that the National Weather Service said began falling on Sunday. NWS Meteorologist John Bumgardner noted that there were no official totals for the amount of ice or freezing rain,

New Mexico roadways are covered with snow, including parts of Interstate 25, which is snow packed and icy, according to Las Cruces Patrol.

Blizzard conditions are being reported in parts of Kansas and Missouri. In Indiana, the National Guard has been activated to help motorists. The storm will reach the Mid-Atlantic states on Sunday into Monday.

Dozens of vehicles were involved in a crash downstate Illinois Sunday afternoon as snow coated roadways, Illinois State Police said.

All lanes of Interstate 70 in southern Illinois are closed after a multi-vehicle crash, Illinois State Police said.