We are already monitoring snow in North Texas as a Winter Storm Warning in effect there until Friday midday. Today is a FOX 26 Storm Alert Day in Southeast Texas. Heavy rain will begin to move in midday.

Ice has started to form over North Texas roadways, and crashes are piling up in a way that’s reminiscent of massive wrecks that plagued North Texas during the last major winter storm. Now, an 18-wheeler in Irving has jackknifed on the highway in a serious crash.

Brutal cold will open the door for a winter storm to take a somewhat unusual track through the South and create treacherous conditions.