The Saskatchewan Screamer is tearing through the US causing tornadoes in the South, heavy snowfall in the north and plunging temperatures down to single digits as the powerful winter storms moves up the East Coast.
After unleashing its fury across the southeast Sunday, it's likely to begin moving northeast before battering states along the Atlantic on Monday, Accuweather forecasters said.
'The heaviest snowfall will accumulate across interior parts of the Northeast, unloading accumulations that could bring some communities to a standstill,' the weather network reported.
By the time the storm is through, 100 million Americans will likely have felt its effect, Accuweather said.
The storm has already left more than 220,000 people without power.
In North Carolina - hit hardest by Sunday's snow siege - more than 82,000 people were without power as temperatures plunged to 25 F.
More than 74,000 others were powerless in South Carolina where the thermostat dipped to 25 F, while a blackout affected about 20,000 people in Florida, according a site that tracks electricity outages. More than 45,000 outrages were reported in Georgia, where Atlanta recorded a low of 36 F.
The storm also caused chaos on roadways throughout the southeast, including Tennessee, where treacherous conditions prompted warnings from the National Weather Service.
'Major travel impacts will occur,' it warned Sunday. 'Please exercise caution on area roadways through tonight. Only travel if absolutely necessary.'
A portion of the state's I-40 eastbound was closed Sunday after a transport overturned during wet and slick conditions, a Tennessee transportation department spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, shocking surveillance footage captured the devastation left when a tornado tore through a Fort Meyers, Florida RV park.
Tornadoes caused by the ongoing storm hit southwest Florida early Sunday, with one obliterating the Tropicana RV Resort, where trailers were torn to bits,
Lee County Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass said 28 homes were destroyed and another 62 were rendered unlivable. Displaced residents were offered temporary shelter as power companies worked to restore power to 7,000 affected residents, he told reporters Sunday.
Upward of 200 residents are now homeless, officials said.
The twister also hit nearby Cottage Point Trailer Park, where an 81-year-old man recounted his home being torn from the ground. It landed atop a neighbor's roof, the Naples Daily News reported.
'The tornado took me off my feet blew me toward the east wall and buried me under the sink, refrigerator, kitchen chairs and everything else,' he told the outlet.
'I was so happy when I saw the sky. I said to the devil, "It's not going to be today".'
Pictured: a man walks along Main Street as snow falls January 16 in Greenville, South Carolina
A woman stops for a photo during Sunday's snowfall in Atlanta, Georgia. The National Weather Service reported gusts of wind reaching 50 miles per hour in the northeastern part of the state coupled with a mix of freezing rain and snow
Officials from several states urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel after the storm created icy roads and poor visibility. Vehicles are pictured navigating driving conditions along Interstate 85 in Mebane, North Carolina on January 16
A tornado bore down on parts of Florida, including Naples and Fort Myers, Sunday morning
