By Rich McKay, Julia Harte and Steve Gorman Jan 23 (Reuters) - Snow fell over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday in a frosty prelude to a monster winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much of the United States over the weekend from the Rockies to the Eastern Seaboard.

A severe winter storm is expected to bring a glaze of ice, dangerously cold temperatures, and potentially a foot of snow to Oklahoma starting Friday.

As winter weather confidence grows, some Houston-area school districts are canceling or postponing weekend events to reduce travel risks.

The Dallas Mavericks will indeed host Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers this weekend despite a winter storm bearing down on North Texas. The Mavericks confirmed after Friday’s practice that the game will be played as scheduled Saturday at 7:30 p.

A major winter storm was forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice to tens of millions of Americans across two dozen states.

New Jersey auto body shops may be expecting to see more business after this weekend's winter storm.

As if the hefty snowfall projections aren’t bad enough, forecasters are growing increasingly concerned about the possibility of dangerous ice developing in more areas of New Jersey from the big winter storm that’s heading our way.

Airlines are already canceling flights as a massive winter storm threatens to affect half the country. Here's what to know.