And even with delays likely expected, Ellzey said it would take extreme weather to shut down a major U.S. airport like DFW: A blizzard with high winds, a major power outage or "zero-zero" visibility conditions, meaning fog is too heavy for pilots to see above or in front of their aircraft.

A winter storm warning goes into effect for parts of North Texas at 6 a.m. Thursday and continues until 12 p.m. Friday.

DALLAS — The prospect of snow brings both excitement and, particularly since the February 2021 winter storm that left millions of Texans in the dark, anxiety in North Texas. Snow began falling Thursday morning across North Texas with between 2 and 4 inches of snow and sleet expected in the DFW area.

North Texans are bundled up or hunkered down as snow and sleet began falling on the region Thursday. A winter storm warning was in effect for numerous North Texas counties, including Collin, Dallas, Denton,

Parts of North Texas are under a winter storm watch beginning on Wednesday night and until around noon Friday, with some areas expecting up to six inches of snow. Concretely, the National Weather Service anticipated that the Dallas-Fort Worth area can expect between two and five inches of snow,