ATLANTA — December 1 is the first day of meteorological winter, and right on cue extreme cold and a powerful winter storm are poised to wreak havoc in the eastern half of the US. Over 70 million Americans are currently under weather advisories.

Dozens of residents in Schenectady spent their Tuesday outside for the winter season’s first snow day. However, not everyone spent the snow day in the same way. “I’m doing nothing other than snow blowing the driveway,

Kansas City’s first snowstorm of the season is expected to dump between 3 and 4 inches of snow on the metro area, according to the National Weather Service. The heaviest band of snow will be between the Missouri River and U.S. 36 across northern Missouri. National Weather Service in Kansas City

Light snow is again possible Monday morning. The heavier snow is still looking to be south of I-80, but scattered light snow is likely in the metro. This will likely impact the Monday morning commute. An additional inch of snow is possible.

A sharp blast of winter is here, and the Kansas City region is in for several cold days, with our first accumulating snow on the way to kick off the week.