Millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast are on alert as a developing winter storm is expected to bring a potentially crippling ice threat that could knock out power and lead to treacherous travel conditions across the region.

A new winter strom headed to the Northeast is packed with wintry mix, accumulating snowfall, with power outages possible.The system will arrive overnight Wednesday, Feb. 5 with a widespread wintry mix in most of the Northeast and continue

A winter storm is forecast to spread ice and snow across portions of the central and eastern U.S. today, bringing widespread travel troubles and also the threat of power outages.

Millions of people across more than 20 states from the Midwest to the Northeast are on alert as the first in a pair of ice storms begins to impact travel due to widespread freezing rain. FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin and Craig Herrera have the forecast.

Multiple winter storms that bring ice and snow will hit the Midwest and Northeast starting Wednesday and will linger through the weekend, resulting in ice storm warnings and hazard alerts from the NWS.