Second round of major winter storm to bring snow and danger to large parts of U.S.

Severe weather is causing widespread disruption across the United States, with a fresh round of snow prompting blizzard warnings for parts of the country, including Minnesota, where snowfall "could break records," officials have said.

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul were forecast to get up to 12 more inches of snow from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service said, on top of at least five inches that had already fallen.

“Minnesotans are no strangers to extreme weather, but this storm could break records,” Gov....