The second of five storms that will slam the eastern half of the United States with snow and ice over a two week period is on the way – and this one has more snow than the first.

A weekend winter storm will bring biting temperatures and dump several inches of snow on areas from the Midwest to Northeast. Forty-two million people are under winter alerts ahead of the storm that will move from west to east, with snow totals accumulating from Minneapolis to Massachusetts.

The newest data shows a few tweaks to storm system forecast. Those tweaks generally are for less snow and less freezing rain.

Another winter storm will rush across the Midwest and the Northeast this weekend, bringing snow and ice along the way.

Just as one winter storm that brought snow and ice exits the Northeast, a new winter storm is expected to slam similar areas over the weekend.

Snow totals varied across the state, with accumulations approaching as high as 2.5 inches along and north of Route 2, forecasters said.