India, Jan. 23 -- A powerful winter storm moves across the United States this weekend. Residents in Texas, Oklahoma, the Carolinas and the Northeast are urged to prepare for snow, ice, sleet and extremely low temperatures.

In addition to causing extensive hazardous travel, this storm's catastrophic South ice storm may result in long-lasting power disruptions and tree collapse, the Weather Channel reported.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm alert through multiple states and cities, including bad weather in Raleigh, Cincinnati, Charlotte, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia.

The storm will first impact parts of northern and eastern Texas beginning late Friday, January 23 and continuing into Saturda...