Springfield and Mt. Zion are each declaring snow emergencies ahead of Sunday’s winter storm. On Saturday, the City of Springfield’s Office of Public Works declared a snow emergency for designated snow routes starting at 11 p.

As a deep winter chill begins to take over the northern half of the country, a new major winter storm will move across the U.S. this weekend into early next week. Around 45 million Americans were under winter weather alerts as of late Friday,

Andy Beshear has signed a declaration for a state of emergency after two-thirds of Kentucky was placed under a Winter Storm Warning, according to the National Weather Service. The winter storm warning is from 3 a.

With winter weather expected across much of Virginia late this weekend into early next week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency and is urging residents to take precautions.