New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- A mixture of snow, ice, rain and strong winds swept across most of the US amid a warning of an intense cyclone. A winter storm, fueled by the impact of a 'bomb cyclone', is expected to impact the upper parts of the US.

Heavy snow, blizzards, extreme cold and damaging winds are likely to create hazardous conditions stretching from Montana east to Maine, and Texas north to Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

The NWS stated in its December 28 release that over the next 48 hours, an intense cyclone will take centre stage. According to NPR, meteorologists warned that after winter weather, an arctic front clashing with warm air could rapidly intensify into a 'bomb cyclone' over the Midwest and ...