Follow live updates as a winter storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall, icy roads and cold temperatures across the United States.

Between power outages, tree damage and travel woes, ice storms can be incredibly destructive. Here's a look at 10 of the most damaging ice storms in recent history.

A winter ice storm paralyzed metro Atlanta and the north Georgia region for two days in January 1973. ATLANTA — As Atlanta and the broader Southeast brace for what could be a very major winter storm, it's worth looking on one of the worst ice storms in the city's modern record: the January, 1973 ice event.

DALLAS — Texas and Oklahoma braced for heavy snow and ice that could make roadways treacherous Friday in what is expected to be a huge, dayslong winter storm threatening catastrophic damage, extensive power outages and bitterly cold weather to more than 170 million people across the nation.

This weekend could be the most significant ice storm Georgia has seen since 2014, the year of the historic “Snowmageddon.”

(WJBF) – Georgia state leaders say they are ready for what they say could be one of the worst ice storms the state has seen in more than a decade. The Georgia National Guard, chainsaw crews and utility personnel are on standby.

There are 12 Waffle House locations in the Greenville-area and as of 11 p.m. only the Powdersville location is available to place an online order.

"This is shaping up to be the most impactful storm of the winter so far," AccuWeather meteorologist Jonathan Porter said.

State officials said they are worried that the mix of ice and blustery wind will mean limbs could snap and fall on power lines.

At a staging center in Asheville, transportation workers have spent the week mixing brine and preparing large piles of salt and sand with a shovel truck. The goal is to prepare a stockpile of supplies that will help protect – and later remediate – roads from the dangerous snow and ice expected to arrive on Saturday morning.