By MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) -- Several storms moving through the country are bringing tornadoes, heavy snow, freezing rain, flooding and hail.
There are 31 states on alert Tuesday morning for a variety of dangerous weather stretching from California to Massachusetts.
The same storm that hit the Midwest overnight with heavy snow and ice also produced at least one tornado north of Birmingham, Alabama, with major damage to homes and buildings.
In the Midwest, up to 14 inches of snow fell in Iowa and Nebraska, shutting down interstates with numerous accidents and injuries reported.
Chicago is seeing 1 to 4 inches of snow with more snow to come through the day and, locally, 8 inches of snow is possible when the storm moves out later on Tuesday.