A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60 million people across more than a dozen states from Kansas to New Jersey under winter weather warnings and advisories.

More than 70 million Americans are in the eye of a monster winter storm tonight. Thirty U.S. states, from the Midwest to the East coast, are under weather alerts. The winter blast is being fueled by a polar vortex that has pushed arctic air down through Canada.

A winter storm watch has been upgraded to a warning as the weather looms. The latest snow predictions. Winter Storm Watches have been issued for most of the area Sunday night into Monday with several inches of snow forecasted to fall.

The Commonwealth is officially under a state of emergency as a severe winter storm approaches. On Saturday, Gov. Beshear declared a state of emergency in preparation for snow, freezing rain, ice, and “arctic temperatures” expected to begin on Sunday.

Kentucky counties and cities have begun to declare a state of emergency as inclement winter weather continues.