Another powerful system is expected to sweep across a wide swath of the U.S., bringing heavy rain to Southern California, heavy snow to parts of the West and Midwest, and more snow and freezing rain to the Northeast.

The snow and ice Saturday afternoon and evening in northern New Jersey could cause slick driving conditions, the National Weather Service said.

While much of the nation deals with snow storms and icy conditions, California braces for heavy rain and potential flooding.

While much of the mid-Atlantic was digging out from a winter storm that brought heavy snow to the Washington, D.C., area, a second storm is expected to follow, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain along a more northerly track from Colorado to Maine.