![WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Ai Koid, 25, fights gusty wind c Ai Koid, 25, fights gusty wind chills and snow while walking to the bus stop at Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/winter-weather-forecast-snow-flights.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
By NBC News
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Hundreds of flights were canceled and millions of Americans faced a messy commute Monday as a winter storm began bringing snow and ice across the East and Midwest.
Much of the region was still shivering after a bitter blast of arctic air brought record-smashing temperatures to several cities over the weekend.
The freeze was joined by snow Sunday, with up to a foot expected through Tuesday from western Pennsylvania to northern New England, according to The Weather Channel. ‘
Freezing rain, ice and lesser snow accumulations were also anticipated across much of the Eastern Seaboard, with a blanket of winter storm …
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