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Detailed explanation-1: -In the United States and Canada, nearly 1.5 million people are without power across several states as a powerful Arctic winter storm sweeps through both countries. Large parts of both the countries are under winter weather alerts that stretch from coast-to-coast and as far south as the US-Mexico border.

Detailed explanation-2: -They also learned that these winter thunderstorms, although rare, occur most often in the central United States, Great Lakes, the east coast of the U.S. and Canada, and northern Canada during the winter and spring.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s hard to believe that this week marks the 132nd anniversary of New York’s-and America’s-worst blizzard on record. Few storms are as iconic as the “Blizzard of ‘88”. It was the deadliest, snowiest, and most unusual winter storm in American annals.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Ohio State Highway Patrol said it responded to 1,300 crashes over the holiday season that killed 13 people. OSHP clarified to FOX Weather on Thursday that nine of those deaths were attributed to winter weather.