The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring the development of a powerful winter storm that has tens of millions of people across at least 22 states from the Midwest to the Northeast on alert for a widespread threat of freezing rain that has already led to numerous reports of icy roads and crashes.

An active weather pattern is shaping up in the Midwest and Northeast, where two rounds of snow and ice are expected through this weekend. This wintry pattern could then persist into next week.