Major winter storm to bring heavy snow, ice to millions of Americans

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The first significant winter storm of the season for much of the United States will bring a swath of heavy snow and ice to millions of people from Nebraska to the nation's capital over the weekend into Monday.

"More than six inches of snow could fall in a corridor from northern Kansas to West Virginia and could lead to dangerous road conditions in some spots," noted The Washington Post in its report about the weather.