A massive winter storm system brought snow and freezing rain to several states this week, knocking out power, canceling flights and closing schools in many parts of the country, according to The Associated Press.
John Tapko clears snow at his house Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan.
Eleanor Kasper and her 5-year-old son, Eli, sled on a hill in Middle Shooks Run Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, after a winter storm hit the Pikes Peak Region, closing schools and businesses.
A woman pulls a child on a sled across the intersection of Bayaud Avenue and South Washington Street as a winter storm sweeps over the intermountain West Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022, in Denver.
Men play football on a soccer field in Chicago’s Lincoln Park Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
Drucie Haddock of Denver uses her cross-country skis to navigate around Washington Park as a winter storm sweeps over the intermountain West Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022, in Denver.
A car remains buried under several inches of snow at the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum in St. Joseph, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, after a winter storm moved through Southwest Michigan.
Matt Seggerman get’s an early start on removing snow from his driveway in St. Charles County, Mo., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
A woman walks down a snow-covered street Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo.
Ice forms along the St. Joseph River as a sailboat remains moored near the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum in St. Joseph, Mich., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
A sign tells that the school has been canceled due to impending winter weather in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
Snow fall along North Street, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Lafayette, Ind.
With winter weather coming, crossing guard Willie McCree, left, stops traffic for school children to cross the street in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
With winter weather coming, an adult helps school children cross the street in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
A sign advises patrons of COVID-19 restriction while long icicles grow from an awning outside a restaurant as a winter storm sweeps over the intermountain West Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022, in Denver.
A snow plow drives along West Michigan Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo, Mich., on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
A lone cross country skier pushes through deep snow and blowing winds in Chicago’s Lincoln Park Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.
Lifelong Flint resident Cory Pacheco, 58, uses a snowblower to clear out his driveway on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in downtown Flint, Mich.