State officials are taking action as Texas prepares for dangerously cold temperatures and winter precipitation.

Governor Abbott has mobilized state emergency resources and agencies to prepare for a severe arctic cold front expected to bring life-threatening temperatures and hazardous winter weather to Texas.

Forecasters on Tuesday expressed fears that an ice storm arriving late this week and into the weekend could weigh down power lines, sending them crashing and causing widespread power outages. Temperatures will be slow to warm in many areas, meaning ice that forms on roads and sidewalks might stick around, forecasters say.

ATLANTA — The ingredients are aligning for the first major winter storm of 2026. The massive system is expected to bring rain, snow, freezing rain and sleet from Texas across the Deep South into the Mid-Atlantic starting Friday and lasting through Sunday.

NBC 5's Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell said forecasters expect the storm to bring moderate to heavy accumulations of snow, sleet and ice. Travel is expected to be hazardous, and power outages are possible. Friday will feature an Arctic cold front moving into North Texas. Precipitation will start as cold rain, persisting into the early evening.

Subfreezing temperatures are expected by Friday as arctic air moves into Texas, with some areas possibly staying below freezing through Monday before warming into the lower 40s on Tuesday.

Subfreezing temperatures are expected by Friday as arctic air moves into Texas, with some areas possibly staying below freezing through Monday before warming into the lower 40s on Tuesday.

According to the National Weather Service, Friday temperatures in North Texas are expected to drop into the upper and mid-20s with further deterioration

ARLINGTON, Texas - The incoming winter storm has caused the Texas Rangers to cancel their annual Fan Fest event scheduled for this weekend. Fan Fest was due to run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Due to the expected frozen precipitation in North Texas this weekend, the event has been canceled.

A crippling winter storm that could paralyze parts of the Southern and Central U.S. this weekend, and some of the effects could reach southern New England.