After a freak winter storm crossed the Gulf Coast this week, some typically warm locations saw more snow than Oklahoma did.

Dangerous cold temperatures remained across Oklahoma, with the lowest temperatures in nearly four years hitting the state.

Oklahoma skies spawned more tornadoes in 2024 than any previous year, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service.

While much of Oklahoma experienced single-digit temperatures early Tuesday morning, they haven't quite beat the lowest temps on record.

The same storm blanketing Oklahoma communities in white also caused hundreds of flight cancellations in Dallas and dozens in OKC.

The snowstorm that began falling on Oklahoma continued into Friday morning, leaving inches of snow as it moved out of the area.

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.

Six to 10 inches of snow is expected from eastern Oklahoma through the Mid-South and the southern Appalachians during the winter storm.

A dog frolicked excitedly through snow in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on Friday, January 10, after a winter storm dropped between 6 and 8 inches of snow around the city and up to 13 inches in other parts of the state.

We are looking forward to a nice return to above-freezing temperatures as we go into the weekend. We'll get a better warm-up Friday and Saturday before temperatures drop again Sunday.

Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings.

The United States recorded at least 1,855 tornadoes in 2024, unofficially surpassing the previous record of 1,814 set in 2004.