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 Friday, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the region.

First responders were working at multiple incidents around Amarillo and the region as travel conditions deteriorated during the day, with snowfall continuing from 6 a.m. well into the evening hours. Several school districts including Amarillo ISD,

Many students across Middle Tennessee will enjoy a three-day weekend, as the entire region is set to be impacted by a significant snow event on Friday. On Friday, the National Weather Service adjusted its winter storm warning to be in effect for much of the Middle Tennessee area until 9 p.

Friday is a snow day for Knox County Schools students. The district announced the afternoon of Jan. 9 that schools would be closed Friday, All athletics and extracurricular activities will be canceled throughout the weekend.

Ahead of a winter storm expected to drop several inches of snow around the Memphis area, many school districts called off class.