A major portion of the U.S. is facing snow and frigid temperatures on Wednesday morning as fears of another winter storm loom ahead of the weekend.

As millions of Americans hunker down for the winter storm, 19 states and Washington, D.C., have declared states of emergency.

Storm Chandra continues to lash the UK with strong winds and heavy rain, causing travel disruption, flooding and school closures. Several weather warnings were issued on Tuesday, including an amber alert in Northern Ireland where 350 schools have closed and 10,

A new burst of arctic air was on the way, and there is an "increasing potential of another significant winter storm" for Eastern states this weekend, the National Weather Service said.

The Met Office has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for rain and snow after officially naming Storm Chandra this morning. The warning, which covers large parts of the UK, will come into force at midnight tonight and last until 5pm tomorrow (Tuesday,