At least nine states from Georgia to Delaware are under snow and ice alerts as a winter storm moves east -- with brutal, record-breaking cold temperatures in the Midwest and Central U.S. in the wake of the storm.

A powerful winter storm has slammed Norfolk, Virginia, shutting down major roadways and leaving drivers stranded in a sea of snow and wrecked cars. With Interstate-64 completely blocked and visibility near zero, crews are scrambling to pull cars from ditches as frustrated motorists remain trapped in icy gridlock.

While Virginia and North Carolina were grappling with a snowstorm, an Arctic blast brought dangerously low temperatures to a vast swath of the U.S.