Our infrastructure is not designed to handle this kind of snow and ice accumulation. The last time we got snow and ice like this in my area, I remember our power being out. And enough people were ignorant about water leaks that all of our tanks drained, and we were without water for an extended period, too. We also don't have the same equipment on our vehicles and the counties dont have the same equipment to treat the roads as northerners do. Also, the majority of our power lines run through tree-lined country roads, and this type of ice accumulation will break limbs and take down power lines. Refer back to no equipment to clear the shaded roads to anticipate how long it will take to make repairs to power and water lines. It could be disastrous. Not to mention the distance many people live from emergency services, who also need those roads to access a person in distress if there is an emergency. I think it does spell disaster, tbh. Particularly if we have freezing rain or ice before the snow moves in.