Brutal cold will open the door for a winter storm to take a somewhat unusual track through the South and create treacherous travel conditions.

At least some areas of light snow, sleet and freezing rain or drizzle may develop in the Southern Plains Wednesday night. Parts of northern Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Kansas and southwestern Missouri are forecast to see snow. A band of sleet and freezing rain may stretch from central Texas into northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas.

Gov Kemp on Tuesday ordered state agencies to prepare for Friday's winter storm and urges residents to make plans.

Another winter storm is brewing and expected to bring snow, ice and freezing rain to many areas in the East and South. Some power outages and travel disruptions are possible, but for many in the South,

The National Weather Service warns that more winter weather is on the way for portions of Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley and mid-south, bringing light snow Wednesday before a more significant storm on Thursday into Friday.

With the Midwest and mid-Alantic still digging out from a major winter storm, another one is forecast to sweep across the South and eastern United States this week, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain from Texas through the Carolinas.