Multiple fatalities as dangerous winter storm hits much of US

From the north through the midwest all the way to the south, cold temperatures, rain and snow threatened communities

A dangerous winter storm swept the northern US on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states.

The massive storm continues a week of strong winter weather for much of the US that has led to deadly avalanches and treacherous ice-covered roads. On Friday, a man was believed dead in an avalanche in the Idaho backcountry. A Wisconsin man died while snow-blowing his driveway.