A winter storm had blanketed much of Arkansas in snow by Thursday evening while leaving residents in southern parts of the state coping with a mix of ice and rain.

When it comes to winter storms, ice can be particularly hazardous. Not only is freezing rain challenging to forecast, but ice storms can wreak havoc on electrical infrastructure and vegetation, knocking power out for weeks and leaving roadways impassible. Travel becomes dangerous if not impossible, with roads becoming ice rinks.

Millions in the U.S. are in the path of a major winter storm bringing snow and ice and creating dangerous conditions from the Central Plains to the East Coast.

A brutal winter storm is bringing heavy snow and freezing rain to the southern and central United States. Winter storm warnings stretch from Texas to North and South Carolina. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more.

A powerful winter storm named Cora is intensifying as it moves across the southern United States, bringing heavy snow, ice, and rain. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued warnings for several states,