Snow, freezing rain and rain are underway in the southern Plains as a potent winter storm strengthens Thursday.

Today is a FOX 26 Storm Alert Day in southeast Texas. Heavy rain will begin to move in midday with the heaviest rain expected later this afternoon into the evening. Models are showing 2 to 4 inches of rain possible in total and the highest amounts will likely be close to the coast.

Snow and icy conditions threatened to paralyze parts of the U.S. South from Texas to Alabama on Thursday, as officials closed schools, canceled or delayed flights and warned residents in some of the worst-hit areas to stay off roads as a winter storm moves east.

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 National Weather Service says heavy snowfall and icy conditions are likely Friday in Mississippi,

A powerful winter storm brought heavy snow and icy conditions to parts of the U.S. South on Thursday, forcing officials to close schools, cancel flights and warn residents in some of the worst-hit areas to stay off roads as it lumbered eastward through Oklahoma and Texas.

Texas A&M (8-7, 1-2 SEC) found themselves facing a 25-10 disadvantage after the first quarter and 37-17 at halftime.

There is early SEC women’s basketball action on Thursday, Jan. 9 when the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks host the Texas A&M Aggies at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C. The game is scheduled to start at 5 p.

Alabama basketball is on the road again. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Columbia as the Crimson Tide faces South Carolina.