Thousands of flights have been canceled, including more than 400 out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport – the nation’s busiest airport – where a ground delay has been issued.

Snow and ice across the U.S. South are expected to relinquish their grip only slowly as the weekend continues.

Freezing rain will lead to icy conditions, with a tenth up to a third inch of ice expected. The best chance for significant icing will occur across north Georgia, the Midlands of South Carolina up toward the Piedmont of North Carolina.

School was canceled for millions of children across a wide tract of southern states from Texas to Georgia and as far east as South Carolina.

Crews worked furiously and by Sunday morning power had been restored to parts of North Carolina and South Carolina ... read a press release on The City of Atlanta Government's Facebook page.

“Significant accumulations of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will lead to hazardous travel conditions and the potential for power outages,” the NWS warns. In North Georgia, up to 6 inches of snow is possible with even more in higher elevations. Closer to the city, as much as 3 inches is expected.

The Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, in effect from 5 a.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. It covers all of North Georgia from the Tennessee and North Carolina lines, south through metro Atlanta into Griffin and as far southwest as Heard County and southeast as Lincoln County.

Snow and ice will spread into the Southern Plains Wednesday night. Parts of north and west Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Kansas are forecast to see snow. A band of sleet and freezing rain may stretch from central Texas into northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas.

Major airports including those in Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, continued to report disruptions. While flights were operating, airlines canceled and delayed more flights after Friday's ...

Power is back in parts of North Carolina and South Carolina where tens of thousands of customers lost electricity over the last few days.

A shooting Monday at the Honduran consulate just outside Atlanta left one person dead and another injured, and a suspect was in