Early Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for several North Texas counties. The warning goes into effect 6 a.m. Thursday and will continue until 12 p.m. Friday for counties including Denton,

The Tennessee Valley could see some of the heaviest snowfall, with 6 inches expected on Friday. A wide swath of the country is under winter weather warnings and advisories and will see impacts including "widespread closures, treacherous travel, scattered power outages, and downed branches," the weather service said.

The bitter cold, snowy forecast for this week has many North Texas residents on edge and preparing roads, homes and vehicles.