STORY: Snow and ice fell on the United States Midwestern cities on Saturday (January 24) as a severe winter storm moved through the United States.

Limited traffic was seen on snow-covered Oklahoma highways, Kansas City's downtown and residential neighborhoods.

Oklahoma City is expected to see up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow and a glaze of ice before the weekend is over. Along the southern fringe of the storm's snow belt, sleet and freezing rain were expected to glaze the southern Plains, the lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley and the Southeast with "catastrophic" ice accumulations, forecasters said.

Forecasts called for heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, to sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation, threatening to upend travel and spawn widespread power outages. At least 14 states and the District of Columbia declared weather emergencies as of Friday morning, and major U.S. airlines warned passengers to stay alert for abrupt flight changes and cancellations.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 24, 2026) (ABC AFFILIATE KOCO - Broadcast: No use USA. No archive. Digital: No use USA. No archive.)

1. SNOW PLOW BLOWING AND PLOWING SNOW ON HIGHWAY

2. SNOW-COVERED HIGHWAY

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 24, 2026) (ABC AFFILIATE KMBC - Broadcast: No use USA. No archive. Digital: No use USA. No archive.)

3. GENERAL VIEW OF STREETS

4. SNOW-COVERED STREETS IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD