After a freezing winter storm shut schools, cut power and cancelled or delayed flights, the South is slowly thawing as warmer weather melts snow and ice.

Twenty states, from Texas to Delaware, were on alert Friday for snow and ice as the storm continued to move across the South.

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.