As the Midwest and Northeast dig out from back-to-back winter storms, new systems are building and are expected to dump more snow from the middle of the country to the East Coast this week.

A rare and deadly winter storm descended across the southern U.S. on Tuesday, leaving some record-setting snow totals and halting travel for millions of Americans in Louisiana, Texas and Florida.

Amid flurries of falling snow, yellow wintersweet flowers are blooming. The view overlooking the three mountains of Yamato still has a prevailing winter atmosphere. Light is shining down to the ...