A procession of winter storms is forecast to bring snow, sleet, ice and potentially flood-inducing rain to sprawling bands of the U.S. this week.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – An arctic blast is expected to bring dangerously cold temperatures and winter weather across the eastern United States this weekend, affecting regions as far south as Florida.

In Michigan, whiteout conditions led to a 100-car pileup near Grand Rapids with a number of injuries after multiple tractor-trailers spun off the road.