A mammoth and multifaceted storm is slamming the eastern half of the United States with powerful winds, blizzard conditions and severe thunderstorms for the second consecutive day.

Severe weather threats persisted a day after stormy winds forced changes to Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, which moved up and shortened its two biggest parades.

A spring snowstorm continues to drop plowable snow in the Twin Cities and other parts of Minnesota Wednesday morning, with some areas seeing a foot of snow. Due to the snow and accompanying strong wing gusts that are impacting visibility,

Snow totals stacked up across the southern half of Minnesota with numerous spots receiving more than a month's worth of snow. Let’s take a look at which areas got the most.