Forecasters Say Severe Winter Storm to Hit Across the South, Eastern US

The National Weather Service warned of life-threatening wind chill.

Julian Zachari sleds as his friend Nathaniel Seipel looks on in City Park during a snow storm in New Orleans, La., on Jan. 21, 2025. Michael DeMocker/Getty Images

Another round of harsh winter weather could hit much of the southeastern United States this weekend, forecasters warned on Jan. 20.

The National Weather Service stated, “an expansive winter storm will produce a swath of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday.”