A major winter storm threatens parts of the central U.S. with snow, ice and even blizzards

Wintry weather - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A major, disruptive winter storm was sweeping across the central U.S. on Sunday, forecasters said, bringing with it a dreaded combination of snow, ice and plunging temperatures.

The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from Kansas and Missouri — where blizzard conditions are expected — to New Jersey.