A winter storm warning has been issued for Atlanta and surrounding areas as Winter Storm Cora is set to arrive in the Atlanta area early Friday with snow and ice through the day. Power outages, hazardous travel with business and school closings already ongoing.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.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,

Following Dallas flight cancellations this week, the storm has now caused major disruptions at major Southeast hubs.

Snow will turn into sleet and freezing rain along parts of the Southeast, as well as southern Arkansas, the weather service reported. Forecasters warn that icy conditions, between a tenth and a quarter inch of ice, will make travel dangerous for many. Power outages and downed branches are also a concern.

Any wintry precipitation in Oklahoma and Texas should end by midday. Snow will spread from the Mid-South region into Kentucky, Tennessee, far northern parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia into North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.

Travelers heading to some of the nation's busiest airports in the next two days should expect delays and canceled flights.

Another massive winter storm is forecast to pummel the southern and eastern U.S., with impacts from Texas to the Carolinas.