Major winter storm to bring rain and snow from West Coast to Plains

A high-impact winter storm is forecast to bring rain and snow to an area spanning from California through the northern Plains to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.More than 20 million people are under winter weather alerts Sunday, including in Denver; Minneapolis; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Bismarck, North Dakota.More than 12 inches of snow had already accumulated in Alta, Utah, as of Sunday morning, with the Alta Ski Area reporting 22 inches in 24 hours. In Flagstaff, Arizona, more than 7 inches of snow had fallen and in Bellemont, a town 12 miles north, 10 inches of snow fell.Heavy snow…