(CNN) — Brutally cold Arctic air across the eastern two-thirds of the United States is opening the door for an impactful winter storm that will take a somewhat unusual track through the South with snow and ice.
The storm will hit just days after the most impactful storm of the season so far killed at least four people, caused hundreds of crashes and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
Around 200,000 homes and businesses from Missouri to Virginia were still without power Tuesday morning, according to PowerOutage.us, and dealing with dangerously cold temperatures that are cold even for the coldest month of the year.
These unusually cold temperatures, which will dip deep into the South, will allow the new storm to put out snow and ice in Texas and other parts of the region.
Spotty wintry weather will begin Wednesday night in western Texas with light snow and freezing drizzle as the storm organizes. Thursday will be the most impactful day for winter weather for much …