A number of power outages are due to traffic accidents with vehicles losing control on the icy roads and running into electric poles, an Oncor

Drone footage shows a winter storm that brought rare snow and ice to Dallas and other parts of Northern Texas.

The Tennessee Valley could see some of the heaviest snowfall, with 6 inches expected on Friday. A wide swath of the country is under winter weather warnings and advisories and will see impacts including "widespread closures, treacherous travel, scattered power outages, and downed branches," the weather service said.