This index, from NOAA's National Weather Service, attempts to scale the impacts from winter weather, taking into account factors such as snowfall, accumulated snow on rooftops, ice accumulation, the potential for a flash freeze, and blowing snow. Not all factors are in play in a given winter storm.

Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula received nearly 7 feet of snow.

The latest snowfall predictions from the National Weather Service in Dodge City have Hays receiving between 4 and 7 inches of snow this weekend.

One thing is certain about Sunday's storm: "Whatever snow does fall isn't going anywhere fast as a cold airmass remains entrenched over the northeast next week."

The National Weather Service warned of “considerable disruption to transportation and daily life” from Sunday into Monday.

A winter storm is expected to impact Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley this weekend, bringing widespread snow, prolonged bitter cold, and breezy conditions.

Heavy rain and snowfall continue across Jammu and Kashmir, disrupting daily life and prompting precautionary measures by the authorities. In Katra, the pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine has been suspended in view of safety concerns.

Due to the incoming Arctic air, the NWS has issued a cold weather advisory for the entire state of New Hampshire and an extreme cold watch for Coos, Grafton, Carroll and Belknap counties, warning that frostbite and hypothermia can happen in as little as 10 minutes if skin is exposed to these temperatures.