Winter storms leave 250,000 people without power across the US

Swaths of the US were dealing with severe weather over the weekend as tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma and nearly 250,000 people experienced power outages from the west coast to the midwest.

More than 36,000 residents were still experiencing outages as of Monday, NBC News reported.

At least one tornado was also reported in Kansas, knocking over trees, disrupting power and damaging homes, ABC News reported.

Several states in the midwest and north-east on Monday were bracing for rain and winter storms as many areas still worked to regain power after the weekend weather.

According to ABC, more than 130,000 residents were still without power in Michigan after a major ice storm last week.

Starting Monday evening, several cities in the north-east will experience snowfall, with 1 to 2in hourly forecasted in New Jersey and New York City, ABC said.

In upstate New York, Connecticut and parts of western Massachusetts, forecasters were predicting up to 10in of snow.

Winter storm warnings have also been issued for much of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, with forecasters warning of heavy snow and ice that could affect the region.

Meanwhile, California is prepping for another winter storm after a snowfall throughout much of the state this weekend.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for mountains in the Sierra Nevada range, and a maximum of 6ft of snow is possible, ABC reported.