The storm is expected to reach Oklahoma Thursday, and could leave behind several inches of snow in some areas of the state.

Areas from Texas to the Carolinas will experience their first major winter storm in years from Thursday into the weekend — with snow stretching as far north as New England, and into areas pummeled by a storm earlier this week.

A developing winter storm is threatening to drop snow, sleet and freezing rain on parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas

A winter storm is poised to pummel Texas and the US South later this week, putting the region at risk of blackouts and travel mayhem.

With the Midwest and mid-Alantic still digging out from a major winter storm, another one is forecast to sweep across the South and eastern United States this week, bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain from Texas through the Carolinas.