The Department of Transportation has deemed roads in southwest and southcentral Oklahoma, including Interstate 35, "severely slick and hazardous." Crews are treating roads in northwestern, eastern and southeastern Oklahoma.

With snow expected this week across Arkansas and Oklahoma, schools and government offices are beginning to take action to keep students, families, and staff safe. Here are the schools and offices that have announced closures as of Wednesday,

A winter storm is expected to blast the southern United States with heavy snow, ice and rain Thursday and Friday.

As the risk of winter weather draws near, several schools have announced closures for Thursday and Friday. This list, compiled based on school districts' press releases and social media posts and in alphabetical order by the districts' names,

Some districts have canceled after-school activities because of the snowfall Thursday morning throughout the state.