Winter storm wallops Southeast putting 50 million at risk of snow, ice

A winter storm moving through the Southeast has more than 50 million Americans facing the threat of snow and ice - (AP)

More than 50 million Americans face the threats of snow and ice in the Southeast as a winter storm slams the region.

A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states overnight, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the region.