Another massive winter storm is forecast to pummel the southern and eastern U.S., with impacts from Texas to the Carolinas.

If you saw light pillars shining down from the sky early Tuesday morning in Kansas City, don’t fret. You’re not crazy, you’re eyesight isn’t going, and no, we are not experiencing an alien invasion.

Kansas law reads: “No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings or side or rear windows of such vehicle which substantially obstructs, obscures or impairs the driver’s clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway.”

Kansas City is preparing for its first big winter storm of the season. Meteorologists warn that the timing of the cold front could affect snowfall totals and ice accumulation.

The storm will reach a new gear on Sunday, with snow, sleet and freezing rain intensifying from Kansas to Virginia.

Some southern states are bracing for their biggest winter storm in several years as snow falls from the Rockies to the East Coast. On Thursday, the weather starts to deteriorate in northern and western Texas,

Interested in how much snowfall accumulation was reported near you amid the winter storm? Here's a look at totals across the U.S.

Every state from Kansas to Delaware logged at least one report of 10 inches or more of snow. At one point, some 70 million Americans were under winter storm warnings.

For those who must travel amid winter storms, they should drive defensively and be prepared for emergencies, AAA says. Here's what to do.