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

National Weather Service meteorologists predicted wintry precipitation across the southern Plains region starting Wednesday night, with snow likely in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Farther south, snow could transition to sleet and freezing rain,

A winter weather system moving through the Gulf States will bring light snow to parts of Missouri and Illinois on Friday, though the system is expected to have minimal impact compared to recent storms. Brutal cold will open the door for a winter storm to take a somewhat unusual track through the South and create treacherous travel conditions.

A big winter storm moved into the Mid-Atlantic on Monday after bringing blizzard conditions to the Plains. See the latest impacts and forecasts.

Freezing rain and significant icing was reported from the Plains all the way to the east coast. Up to .5” of ice was reported in areas like Louisville. This resulted in horrible driving conditions, many accidents, downed trees, downed power lines and power outages.

At least some areas of light snow, sleet and freezing rain or drizzle may develop in the Southern Plains Wednesday night. Parts of northern Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Kansas and southwestern Missouri are forecast to see snow. A band of sleet and freezing rain may stretch from central Texas into northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas.

Another winter storm is brewing and expected to bring snow, ice and freezing rain to many areas in the East and South. Some power outages and travel disruptions are possible, but for many in the South,