Residents in certain areas have been warned that the heavy snowfall could result in whiteout conditions and a risk of avalanches.

This cold blast could be relatively short-lived, with a return to more typical wintry temperatures by later in December.

Another round of bone-chilling air from the Polar Vortex could invade the central and northeastern U.S. this weekend and potentially produce the first significant snowstorm of the season for the ...