A major winter storm, Cora, sweeping across the Southern United States has caused widespread disruptions, forcing the closure of schools and government offices from Texas to Virginia. As temperatures plummet and snow,

Winter Storm Cora will wring out snow and ice over a large swath of the South from Texas to Virginia through Friday night, including from Dallas-Ft. Worth and Little Rock to Nashville, Atlanta and Charlotte.

Areas in Central Texas could see a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow between Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS predicts cold, freezing rain Thursday morning to midnight on Friday and then some sleet and snow west of Austin between midnight and sunrise on Friday.