Storm Warning is now in place for the Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth areas from Thursday morning through Noon Friday. This is where several inches of snow could fall along with a glaze of ice, creating dangerous travel for those driving in for the Cotton Bowl.

Texas is preparing for severe winter weather. An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some other parts of the U.S. hit by the plunging polar vortex this week began to shake off its icy effects.

The winter storm warning for North Texas begins at 6 a.m. Thursday and continues until 12 p.m. Friday.Thursday night, there are a few reports in west Texas of freezing rain and sleet reaching the ground.

North Texas is bracing for a wintry mix of snow and rain that is expected to begin overnight Wednesday as the National Weather Service upgraded several North Texas counties, including Dallas, from a winter storm watch to a warning.

The National Weather Service Fort Worth upped the ice potential on Thursday to 0.10 inches across the Metroplex.

Snowfall totals will be highly dependent on temperatures Thursday, with the highest amounts coinciding with the lowest temperatures.

A sprawling winter storm is forecast to bring a mix of snow and ice to northern Texas later this week, one that could deliver up to 6 inches of snow to Dallas the day before a major college football game.

Texas and Ohio State arrived for the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl before the snow expected to hit the North Texas area

The Cotton Bowl semifinal is set to be played as scheduled in North Texas on Friday, Jan. 10 despite severe inclement weather expected in the region. Weather forecasts project that the area could receive more than 4 inches of snow only days before the game.

Here's an update on the College Football Playoff game set to be played between Texas and Ohio State with winter weather in the forecast.