Thousands still without power as brutal temperatures head to the South

The South is about to be walloped with more winter weather, less than a week after an ice storm ripped through the region.

The South is about to be walloped with more winter weather, less than a week after an ice storm ripped through the region, closing highways and taking down power lines and trees.

The National Weather Service has issued cold weather alerts from Texas to Tennessee and Florida, warning that prolonged exposure to the bitter cold could lead to hypothermia if proper precautions are not taken.

Several dozen people have died in multiple states as a result of the winter storm that stretched across the South and eastern U.S. last week, according to The Associated Press. In addition to hypothermia, the fatalities occurred as a result of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning and accidents involving cars, sleds and snowplows.

States are still working to restore power and clear the roadways of snow and ice that remained in the wake of the storm.

Here is what to expect in the next round of inclement weather.