Brutal cold will open the door for a winter storm to take a somewhat unusual track through the South and create treacherous travel conditions.

The heaviest snowfall in a decade is on its way to Kansas and Missouri, part of a major winter storm stretching 1,300 miles across the central United States that is set to impact up to 62 million, forecasters say.

Then the storm will move in on Friday. By the time it moves in, it will be cold enough for snow on Friday afternoon which could continue through the night, Ahrens said. “What will make this system very dangerous is the potential for freezing rain after the snow,

A major winter storm is expected to slam the southern U.S. this week before potentially eyeing the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions as it pushes north, threatening to induce dangerous travel conditions,

Storm Cora will bring snow and ice to many of the same areas that are still digging out from Winter Storm Blair. Snow, ice and arctic air will overtake much of the South, Midwest and East from through Saturday.

Florida won’t be getting a break from subfreezing temperatures any time soon as AccuWeather meteorologists warn of a second major winter storm that is expected to have the potential for damaging freezes along the central Gulf Coast and the Florida Peninsula between Thursday and Sunday.