A surge of Arctic air brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday. This followed a bomb cyclone that swept across the Midwest, leaving tens of thousands without power, according to the Associated Press.

Blustery winds exacerbated the chill, with the National Weather Service reporting that low temperatures dipped below freezing as far south as the Florida panhandle. The storm impacted parts of the Plains and Great Lakes with sharply colder air, strong winds, and a mix of snow, ice, and rain, creating hazardous travel conditions. Forecasters determined that the system intensified rapidly enough to be classified as a bomb cyclone, a weather phenomenon characterized by a rapid drop in atmospheric pressure.

The storm's impact extended to travel, as Kristen Schultz, traveling to Alaska, recounted a four-hour journey to the Minneapolis airport on Tuesday. She advised travelers to "give yourself plenty of extra time and that way, even if things go smoothly, you dont have to be stressed out, she said, and youre ready in case things dont go so smoothly."

Poweroutage.us reported that more than 115,000 customers nationwide were without power Tuesday morning, with approximately a third of those outages occurring in Michigan. The storm system is now moving into Canada, according to reports.