Beginning the morning of November 14, 2018, snowstorms traveled across the United States. Originating in the Midwest and moving east over the Appalachian Mountains, the storm hit hardest in the Northeast. Snow piled up to seven inches in some areas. There were multiple casualties at the hands of the mass amounts of snow, and others were left stranded to avoid the same fate. There were power outages for days.

According to Poweroutage.us in a CNN article “about 200,000 customers in four states were without power at 6 p.m. ET Friday, in part due to freezing rain,” written by Nicole Chavez, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna.

In addition to the power outages, many people died or got into car accidents throughout the storm. These issues were present in areas with less snowfall, as well. In Northern Illinois, where the weather was bearable, drivers struggled with one of the first snows of the season. Although Antioch specifically only got a little over an inch of snow, precautions were taken by citizens to stay safe.

“I don’t like driving in the snow because, especially driving a manual Ford Ranger, it is very easy to spin out or for many things to go wrong,” said junior Nayla Loos. “People don’t know how to drive in bad weather and I end up getting to my destination later than I’d like to.”

Snow covered the Midwest to the Northeast, resulting in multiple deaths and inconveniences for millions, making it one of the worst snow storms of the seasons. Therefore, people need to be aware of the dangers of winter in the area they live in.