From nearly invisible black ice to freezing rain and sleet, here's how common winter weather hazards form, why they're so dangerous.

A glaze of ice is starting to coat areas in the Piedmont Triad. The impacts of the storm are expected to continue into next week as bitterly cold temperatures linger.

A massive winter storm system is sweeping over North Carolina and South Carolina this weekend, and it’s expected to bring damaging ice conditions, possible power outages, and blocked roads for millions of people.

A major winter storm was forecast to dump heavy snow on Sunday as it moved eastward across the Ohio Valley and the Northeast, disrupting transportation and daily life in New York and other major cities.

PRAGUE (AP) — Freezing rain and icy conditions caused widespread travel disruptions across central and eastern Europe on Tuesday, forcing airports in the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary to postpone flights.

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency as officials warn ice, snow and prolonged freezing temperatures could bring dangerous travel, power outages and major impacts across Louisiana.

Freezing rain is headed to Central Texas this weekend. Here's when it will arrive and how much ice is expected to accumulate.

Patchy black ice could develop in parts of Alabama overnight into Monday morning, with the greatest risk on bridges, overpasses and shaded roadways where moisture lingers. With lows projected to plummet quickly into the teens, any leftover moisture on the roads will freeze leading to black ice and slick spots on the roads.

The water hasn’t fully frozen on Presque Isle Bay, but on a smaller body of water like Edinboro Lake, the conditions are finally ready for ice fishing. One local fisherman has pitched his tent on the ice for a second day in a row and has already caught a few perch on the season.