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Millions of Americans reeling from a deadly storm and massive power outages are about to get walloped by more winter weather.
Already, about 2,000 records for low temperatures have been shattered this past week, CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said.
On Tuesday alone, at least 20 cities suffered their coldest weather in history. Many more new records are expected this week.
"The next major winter storm develops over the southern Plains Tuesday, spreads across the Mid-South and lower MS Valley through Wednesday before shifting northeast on a similar track to the current storm," the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center tweeted.
"There will be significant travel disruption in both the snow and ice areas with concern for further/extended power outages for areas already (experiencing) power outages."
It's devastating news for millions of Americans still shivering without power after this week's deadly storm paralyzed states not accustomed to frigid weather.
At least 15 people have died in weather-related vehicle crashes since the cold temperatures set in. In Oklahoma alone, 123 people were hospitalized Monday with weather-related injuries.
In North Carolina, at least three people were killed when an overnight tornado shredded parts of Brunswick County. 
Record-breaking snow coverage
More than 73% of the mainland US was covered by snow Tuesday morning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Water Prediction. 
That's the largest area covered by snow since such records started in 2003. The measurements are based on ground reports as well as airborne and satellite measurements.
As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, snow cover was found in 45 of the 48 states in the continental US.
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina were the only snow-free states.
 
The Northeast is under the gun
The storm that left a trail of destruction in the South this week will move through the Northeast late Tuesday, leaving heavy snow and ice along the way, CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin said.
Millions will endure wind chills below zero through late this week.
"This cold snap is forecast to result in record low temperatures that are comparable to the historical cold snaps of Feb 1899 & 1905," the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
While temperatures are expected to rise as the system moves, record cold mornings and afternoons will linger through Saturday, Mauldin said.
Heavy snow could reach areas downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario as the system leaves New England on Tuesday evening.
"I'm almost certain that we are slowly watching one of the first billion-dollar weather disaster of 2021 unfold," Mauldin said.
 
What's next for the states already hammered
A weather system that's been dumping cold precipitation on the West Coast is heading to the South, Maudlin said.
Seattle reported more than 11 inches of snow over the weekend, the most since January 1972.
And parts of Wyoming got hit with more than 4 feet of snow in just a few days.
Dangerous wind chills have been recorded in Colarado and Kansas, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado.
Wind chills ranging from 42 degrees below zero near Yuma, Colorado, to 25 below near Norton, Kansas, were reported this week.
More than 6 inches of snow has fallen from East Texas to Ohio, with some areas picking up more than a foot.
Oklahoma City has gone a record five days without climbing over 20 degrees. That record will likely stretch until Thursday, or nine days.
 
No power, no running water
Plunging temperatures have frozen or overworked power sources, leaving nearly 5 million people in the dark as of early Tuesday morning.
In Abilene, Texas, about 123,000 residents are also without water due to power outages. All three water treatment plants in the city had to be shut off when both of their power sources went out, the City of Abilene said in a statement.
"It is not known exactly when power and subsequent water service...