A major winter storm fueled by Arctic air is forecast to impact the Midwest, Plains, and East Coast, bringing heavy snow and damaging ice. Residents in upstate New York are already digging out from over 20 inches of lake effect snow that caused multiple vehicle crashes on Interstate 90. Local reports in the South warn of "exploding trees," a phenomenon where freezing sap expands and causes bark to burst, though some dismiss the extreme weather coverage as fear-mongering.
