A winter storm had blanketed much of Arkansas in snow by Thursday evening while leaving residents in southern parts of the state coping with a mix of ice and rain.

At least 46 million people were under a winter storm warning as of Thursday as the storm spreads along the Gulf Coast Friday, according to the weather service. The storm should weaken by Saturday, bringing lighter snow between 1 and 3 inches to parts of the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic and the Ohio Valley before exiting off the Carolinas.

Winter Storm Cora is sweeping into the Southeast today, delivering a mess of snow and ice from Arkansas and Tennessee to the Carolinas and Virginia, including Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville. The wintry mess will likely snarl travel and in some cases icing could be heavy enough to cause power outages and tree damage (​MORE: Cora Maps Tracker | Winter Storm Names 2024-2025) T​he winter storm is producing a mixture of snow,