A treacherous winter storm is barreling towards the Midwest and Northeast regions as upwards of 40 million Americans brace for impact through Sunday and Monday. <\/p>\n
Meteorologists warned NPR<\/a> that the new storm, coming so soon after the tristate was battered by a separate winter storm<\/a> over the weekend, could transform into a disastrous \u2018bomb cyclone.\u2019 <\/p>\n A \u201cbomb cyclone,\u201d or a bombogenesis, is a rapidly deepening area of low pressure that creates heightened weather conditions.<\/p>\n Another winter storm is barreling towards the Midwest and Northeast. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n The team specifically noted that existing snow on the ground in New York City<\/a> could freeze and worsen travel conditions when the storm ushers in colder air and freezing rain. <\/p>\n Sweeping blizzard warnings were issued from North Dakota up to Minnesota and Iowa early Sunday morning, with each state expecting anywhere between 3 and 8 inches of snow on top of 45 mph winds. <\/p>\n Multiple states are under blizzard warnings while others are bracing for freezing rain. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n The flurries are expected to tumbleweed and create blanket whiteout conditions with near-zero visibility through Monday morning, all while swaths of Americans are embarking for pre- and post-holiday travel. <\/p>\n Minnesota is also under a harsher blizzard warning, with its Upper Peninsula set to see between 9 inches and a whopping 2 feet of snow with wind gusts up to 60 mph.<\/p>\n Winter storm warnings are also in place in parts of eastern Minnesota, including major cities like Minneapolis, from Sunday into Monday.<\/p>\n More than 40 million people are under some sort of weather advisory warning. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n More high wind alerts are in effect for Detroit and Cleveland with both cities bracing for gusts up to 60 mph starting Sunday night and stretching into Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n In the Northeast, winter weather advisories are in effect from Pennsylvania all the way up to Maine with warnings for freezing rain from Sunday evening through Monday.<\/p>\n The Empire State isn\u2019t spared either. Buffalo and Jamestown both have flood watches in place for up to 1.5 inches of rainfall starting Sunday and into Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n Most places sitting at higher elevations in northern New England and most of Maine will be hit with a mix of wintry precipitation, including the freezing rain. <\/p>\n The inclement weather will likely worsen holiday travel at major airports. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/p>\n The Russian roulette of inclement weather is already spurring more travel delays<\/a> as airports batten down the hatches. <\/p>\n As of Sunday evening, John F. Kennedy International Airport<\/a> and LaGuardia Airport were operating at an average half-hour delay and counting, according to FlightAware<\/a>. <\/p>\n