The second of five storms that will slam the eastern half of the United States with snow and ice over a two week period is on the way – and this one has more snow than the first.

A weekend winter storm will bring biting temperatures and dump several inches of snow on areas from the Midwest to Northeast. Forty-two million people are under winter alerts ahead of the storm that will move from west to east, with snow totals accumulating from Minneapolis to Massachusetts.

The newest data shows a few tweaks to storm system forecast. Those tweaks generally are for less snow and less freezing rain.

National Weather Service meteorologist Zachary Yack said the storm would be "almost identical” to the winter storm that brought high winds and coated the city in 0.15 inches of ice earlier this week,

Storm Freya, three more storms are in the forecast through late next week, some of which will hit similar parts of the Northeast, Midwest and Plains. Here's what you need to know.

Another winter storm will rush across the Midwest and the Northeast this weekend, bringing snow and ice along the way.

The storm that hit the West Coast is making the trek across the country to bring a significant snowstorm to the Northeast this weekend.

A storm system is set to arrive in Minnesota late Friday, likely bringing several inches of snow for the Twin Cities.

New Jersey is bracing for another round of snow and ice this weekend. Snowfall totals of 4 to 6 inches are expected in northern New Jersey. Nearly all of the state faces a threat of a dangerous coating of ice. National Weather Service and AccuWeather

A winter storm was sweeping across a large portion of the US on Thursday, bringing snow, ice and rain to several states in the Midwest and Northeast.

A winter storm moved into New England on Thursday afternoon after delivering a messy combination of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain in the Midwest and Northeast.