New Delhi, Jan. 23 -- Millions of Americans, stretching from New Mexico to the Carolinas, are preparing for a potentially devastating ice storm that could down trees, snap power lines, and leave communities without electricity for days.

Meanwhile, cities including Washington, DC, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston may receive enough snowfall to make travel extremely hazardous or nearly impossible, forecasters warned, according to AP.

As per a report by Reuters, Brian Hurley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's (NWS) Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said 4 to 10 inches (10 to 25 cm) of heavy, wet snow was expected to begin falling Saturday, with temperatures dropping into the low 20s Fahrenheit (m...