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

With the possibility of frozen precipitation in north Louisiana, area schools and government offices may announce closures as a measure of caution and to limit the amount of traffic on potentially icy roadways.

Power outages have prompted school closures for the third day in a row for some schools in East County. The San Diego County Office of Education on Thursday announced the closures for the following schools districts on Friday,

Memphis is under a winter storm warning set to continue through Saturday morning with up to 6 inches of snow expected Friday.

North Georgia school districts are currently weighing their options for Friday ahead of a winter storm that will move through the area.

Another blast of winter storms is closing schools, snarling flights and putting millions of residents on alert across parts of the Deep South and south-central U.S. The storm started dumping a mix of sleet and heavy snow Thursday morning in north Texas and Oklahoma,

The National Weather Service projects up to 2 inches of combined ice and snow across much of the area, with higher amounts possible locally.