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.

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

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.

Nashville and the surrounding areas are set to be blanketed with snow on Friday. Here's which schools are closed.