Winter Storm Jaxon Dumps Snow and Ice from Coast to Coast (PHOTOS)

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This storm has traveled from coast to coast – here are images from all of its phases.

January 23, 2018

Updated: January 23, 2018, 2:53 pm ESTPublished: January 23, 2018, 2:53 pm EST

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Deb Fourniea walks down John Ireland Blvd., in St. Paul, Minn., during Winter Storm Jaxon Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is advising against traveling in portions of southwest Minnesota because of white out conditions. The visibility issue extends from Worthington east to Albert Lea and north to Mankato. The roadways involved include portions of Highway 30, Highway 91 and Highway 59. A blizzard warning is in effect for much of south central and southeastern Minnesota. (Leila Navidi /Star Tribune via AP)

Winter Storm Jaxon brought heavy snow and dangerous ice to multiple regions of the United States over the weekend and into Monday and Tuesday, which crippled travel in several areas.

The winter storm hammered the Plains and Midwest, dumping more than a foot of snow and achieving blizzard criteria in some areas. Stretches of several interstates – hundreds of miles, in some instances – were closed and authorities urged drivers to stay off roadways across a wide swath of the Plains as Jaxon swept through.

(MORE: The Latest Impacts from Winter Storm Jaxon)

Hundreds of flights were canceled at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Monday and Tuesday, and school buses got stuck in the snow in St. Paul as students waited for hours at their schools Monday evening. In some cases, children did not get home until after 11 p.m., and school was canceled in the Twin Cities on Tuesday.

Jaxon then pushed into the Northeast and New England, where icy conditions led to many crashes and slide-offs on roadways, clinching the storm's legacy as a coast-to-coast travel menace. To see images from all phases of this winter storm, please be sure to check out the gallery at the top of this page.

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