Another bout of widespread ice and snowfall is forecast to follow close on the heels of a massive winter storm that this week pummeled a large swath of the United States. The upcoming wintry blast,

Winter weather will bring snow and cold temperatures to 13 Southern states this weekend as a winter storm moves across the U.S. Millions of people are preparing for dangerous winter weather as a storm takes hold over much of the Southern and Central U.

Schools and buildings from Texas to Georgia were shut down Thursday or prepared to close ahead of freezing rain and snow forecast for much of the Southern U.S. as another burst of plunging temperatures and winter storms threatened to again snarl travel.

A developing winter storm system is threatening many southern states with a mix of snow, sleet and rain late Wednesday night and into Friday, the National Weather Service says.