A major winter storm caused flights to stop in Chicago, and the storm triggered hurricanes and rains across the southern United States, and this is likely to result in an unprecedented level of warmth during January in New York, Washington and the entire East Coast at the weekend.

There are widespread warnings in the eastern region of the United States of strong winds, heavy rains, snow and ice, and even hurricanes from Kentucky to Louisiana, according to Bloomberg News.

Across the United States, winds and bad weather canceled nearly 963 flights, and most of the canceled flights were heading to or from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, according to FlightAir, which provides flight tracking services in Houston. High winds delay flights to the airport.

There are warnings of all weather events, said Bob Uravic, a meteorologist at the American Meteorological Center in College Park, Maryland.