Winter Storm Fern is gearing up to make a cross-country trek late this week and into the weekend, bringing winter weather impacts to over half of the country's population.

Millions of Americans are set to be hit by a potentially historic winter storm over the weekend.

In Texas, the potentially catastrophic storm recalls a 2021 ice storm that cut power to nearly 40 percent of the state's power grid and left more than 2.7 million people without electricity for days.