The winter storm is forecast to spread across parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas on Friday through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Six to 10 inches of snow

The Triangle is likely to see snow and ice as part of a winter storm that is expected to reach the area Friday afternoon. A winter storm warning, issued by the National Weather Service in Raleigh, is in effect from 1 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday.

A powerful winter storm that unleashed heavy snowfall and coated roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma has pushed into the South, leading governors to declare states of emergency and prompting widespread school closures.

A winter storm is moving across the southeastern portion of the U.S., bringing snow, sleet and other cold-weather conditions to a part of the nation not accustomed to coping with blustery temperatures.