As millions of Americans prepare for a brutally cold, snowy weekend, southerners are bracing extra hard.

Officials across the South are bracing for a winter storm that is set to bring heavy snow, ice and freezing rain to the region.

The major storm is set to hit starting on Jan. 23 and will stretch into the weekend, spreading snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Northeast.

As millions of Americans prepare for a brutally cold, snowy weekend, southerners are bracing extra hard.