The central United States is being bombarded by snow as a winter storm hits the area. Heavy snow and freezing rain began on Friday across Missouri and Kansas. Motorists found themselves stranded as snow-covered roads became impossible to pass.
The storm could last for days and has the possibility to cause trees to snap which in turn could trigger sporadic power outages.
AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said: “For many areas, this will be a long-duration winter storm event that lasts more than 12 hours and perhaps as long as 48 hours in some cases.”
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported that Northern Missouri and central Illinois will be hit the hardest.
The latest amounts of snowfall saw Cook, Nebraska experience 11.8 inches, Bridgetown, Illinois 10.5 inches and Amy and Scott State Lake in Kansas nine inches.
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US snow storm: Upto 13 inches of snow have hit some areas of the central United States (Image: TWITTER/ ACCUWEATHER)
The largest snowfall fell in Missouri, with Bridgetown blanketed in 13.5 inches.
AccuWeather meteorologist Bill Deger said in a blog post: "In much of swath from Missouri to
