Heavy snow and freezing temperatures are hitting parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast, causing travel disruptions and prompting a number of Southern governors to declare states of emergency. Winter weather — including low temperatures and storms — involves a number of risks,

Thanks to a combination of precipitation and freezing temperatures, snow and sleet are likely across southeast Texas starting Monday night and into Tuesday. While forecasters are uncertain just what may fall and how much of it,

Two storms are brewing through this weekend that can bring just enough snow and icy conditions to make travel slippery from parts of the interior Southeast and the Northeast as the coldest air of the winter prepares to move in,