Winter storms closed schools, snarled flights and put millions of residents on alert across parts of the Deep South and south-central United States.

The band of heavy snow, which hit other areas of central Ohio, forced Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp to declare a level two snow emergency for the region. The declaration declared roadways as hazardous with blowing and drifting snow and that people should only drive if necessary.

Another blast of winter storms is closing schools, snarling flights and putting millions of residents on alert across parts of the Deep South and south-central U.S. The National Weather Service says heavy snowfall and icy conditions are likely Friday in Mississippi,

A powerful winter storm dumps heavy snow on the southern U.S. states Friday; blankets Atlanta George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter,