With Arctic air still trapped in the East, the next winter storm will bring a treacherous mix of snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain to the South and possibly the Mid-Atlantic, again potentially disrupting travel and everyday life for millions people in the coming days.

The National Weather Service has issued winter storm warnings for northern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Louisiana, including the major metropolitan areas of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Shreveport, La. Meteorologists warned of dangerous travel conditions and possible disruption to daily life in these areas.

The storm comes just days after the year’s first major winter storm upended life in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, delaying or canceling more than 9,000 flights, causing accidents that killed at least three people and leaving more than 200,000 customers without passengers had to have electricity despite states of emergency in several areas.

This winter storm is expected to begin Wednesday along the Gulf Coast before moving northeast on a long path from Texas to the Carolinas, bringing a mix of snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain.

What to expect: Snow, ice and freezing rain

The first signs of winter weather will appear Wednesday evening, with light snow developing across West Texas. The true impacts are expected to unfold Thursday into Friday as a stronger system strengthens along the Gulf Coast and combines with arctic air flowing south.

The exact path the storm takes out of the Gulf of Mexico will have a direct impact on what type of winter precipitation falls and where.

Heavy snow is expected across North Central and Northeast Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The weather service’s Fort Worth office predicted snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches, with ice possibly adding an additional layer of danger. Similar numbers are expected in southeastern Oklahoma, where some areas could see up to 6 inches of snow by Friday.

Arkansas is also in the storm’s path, with at least four inches of snow likely in the western, central and central portions of the state.

Freezing rain and sleet are also expected to spread from central Texas, northern Louisiana and central parts of Mississippi and Alabama, creating a patchwork of wintry conditions, although specific amounts are difficult to determine this far in advance, says Peter Mullinax, a Meteorologist at The Weather Prediction Center said on Tuesday.

“Once you get east of Mississippi, there is still some uncertainty,” he said.

In Georgia, where the exact type of precipitation is still uncertain, freezing rain is a growing concern for forecasters. The weather service office in Peachtree City warned that ice accumulations could occur Friday through Saturday, particularly along and north of Interstate 20. The mountains of north Georgia could see up to an inch or more of snow.

Starting Friday, the storm is expected to bring light to moderate snowfall to areas of Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and possibly South Carolina. According to the weather service’s current forecasts, these areas are likely to see at least an inch of snow, with some locations in Tennessee potentially seeing more than an inch of snow.

While some snow amounts remained uncertain, weather service forecasters said snow amounts were likely to be greatest in parts of North Texas into southeastern Oklahoma and central Arkansas.

“With the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex averaging only 1.8 inches of snowfall per season, this storm could be a rare and disruptive event,” Mullinax said.

It’s likely that other locations recently hit by this weekend’s snowstorm may face another extremely severe mid-Atlantic winter weather event. Meteorologists warned that because of the variability in the storm’s potential track, it was too early to tell whether more snow would fall in Washington, D.C. or New York.