A mammoth and multifaceted storm – which was dealing wind, fire, choking dust and the threat of a blizzard – pummeled much of the country as it marched east.

A colossal winter storm was slamming the East Coast after tearing across the central U.S., unleashing a barrage of dangerous weather disruptions.

Six people have been killed in two states in a powerful March storm, officials said, as the severe weather system that brought blizzards to the Great Plains and high winds to the South continued to move across the United States.

A late winter storm dumped at least several inches of snow across portions of Minnesota on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here's a look at snow totals across Minnesota from the March 4-5 snowstorm. Wind gusts that topped 70 miles per hour caused damage in parts of North Texas early Tuesday morning.