A powerful and deadly winter storm that has been slamming the Plains and Midwest Wednesday morning moved into Chicago, Detroit and the Great Lakes during the afternoon.

A powerful winter storm that has been slamming the Plains and Midwest turned deadly after officials in Missouri say they’re investigating a fatal crash that occurred on a snowy highway early Wednesday morning.

A second winter storm in as many days is slamming parts of the Midwest before rolling toward the East Coast. Major travel disruptions are likely.