Vehicles drive along a highway during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati.
A powerful winter storm is lumbering across parts of the central and eastern U.S.
Winter storm warnings are in effect from Illinois to New Jersey. And some areas will get a lot of snow. They will also get freezing rain and ice, blustery winds and frigid temperatures.
There are power outages reported. Nearly a quarter of a million customers don't have power in Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia.
Here's what we saw.
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Snow falls on the Gateway Arch National Park during the waning hours of Saturday, January 4, 2025, in downtown St. Louis. Snow and ice are expected to pummel the Midwest — and notably Missouri — as Winter Storm Blair makes its way across the country.
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A person holds an umbrella as they walk during a winter storm, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Cincinnati.
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Police officers and vehicles line First Street NE in the snow outside the U.S. Capitol as security tightens in advance of the Joint Session of Congress to count the electoral votes.
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A pedestrian makes their way though a tunnel along the snow-covered Monon Trail in Carmel, Ind.
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The Capitol is pictured as snow falls ahead of a joint session of Congress to certify the votes from the Electoral College in the presidential election in Washington, D.C.
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A car seen driving through the snow in Washington, D.C.
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A United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) Boeing 747 cargo jet sits parked in the snow at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on January 5, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Local forecasts called for heavy snowfall followed by significant accumulation of freezing rain and ice.
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Riley, a 13-year-old Miniature Australian Shepherd, stands guard as her owner Jase Carter clears snow in front of their home along Arsenal Street on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in south St. Louis, Missouri.
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Firefighters with Louisville Fire Department Quint 9 shovel snow in front of their station on January 5, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. Local forecasts called for heavy snowfall followed by significant accumulation of freezing rain and ice.
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Snow covers homes during a winter storm, Monday, January 6, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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A car slowly navigates a snow-covered interstate Sunday, January 5, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Tony Savage, who works for the city of Annapolis, clears snow along the City Dock in Annapolis, Md.
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A person seen running through the snow in Washington, D.C.
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