A mix of snow and ice was beginning to fall across the Midwest and Northeast as tens of millions of people braced for a major winter storm.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohioans stepped outside Tuesday morning to a fresh blanket of snow as a winter storm swept through the region. The system made for a messy commute and led to widespread school closures,

The Tuesday morning commute was impacted by accumulating snow throughout Northeast Ohio.

Several inches of snow are expected to fall on Dec. 2 in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with freezing rain and iced-over roads in some areas.

Winter hasn’t even officially started, yet the vibe is already approaching full late-February fatigue. A new storm is barreling out of the Plains toward the Northeast, threatening more travel disruptions after a post-Thanksgiving blast dropped record November snow in Chicago,

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Strong winds and changing precipitation patterns will affect Cleveland and northern Ohio throughout Sunday as a low pressure system moves across the Great Lakes, bringing wind gusts up to 45 mph and potential lake-effect snow later tonight.

A new round of storm is set to hit the Northeast early next week, bringing accumulating snow to much of the region. The next storm is expected Monday night, Dec. 1 into Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, just days after a powerful system drops heavy snow,