Airlines canceled more than 1,600 flights across the United States on Friday as winter storm Devin brought heavy snow and ice to the Midwest and Northeast during the busy post-Christmas travel period.

Road closures, flight delays and power outages abound as a large winter storm barreled across the northern tier of the United States.

A powerful winter storm sweeping across the US Northeast and Great Lakes disrupted peak post-Christmas travel, grounding thousands of flights and prompting emergency declarations in several states.