Winter weather is making its presence known across the U.S. as millions of people deal with the onslaught of a long-duration, lake-effect snowstorm that has paralyzed communities.

A frigid morning ahead for much of the country Tuesday On Tuesday morning, 76 million residents across the U.S. will wake up to below-freezing temperatures. On Monday, more than 72 million people were experiencing temperatures at or below freezing in the mid-afternoon.

An arctic blast of severe cold and snow is creating hazardous conditions across the Great Lakes region over the next two days, according to the US Weather Prediction Center, potentially disrupting the plans of millions traveling the roads and skies.

An Arctic blast brought snow, frost and dangerously cold winds to the northern Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes, creating difficult travel conditions on one of the busiest travel days of the year, as millions of Americans head home from their Thanksgiving destinations.

Days of deadly lake-effect snow and wintry conditions brought impassable travel conditions and resulted in the deaths of several people