( CNN ) -- A major winter storm with heavy snow and ice was heading from Texas and Oklahoma to points east , with 8 to 10 inches of snow possible in some locales , the National Weather Service said Friday . Forecasters warned of large accumulations of ice in places such as the north Georgia mountains , causing hazardous driving conditions . Ice and heavy wet snow on power lines could cause power outages . `` The precipitation will briefly transition back to light snow or flurries Saturday before ending Saturday afternoon , '' the weather service said . By Friday afternoon the storm was either in or on its way to parts of Virginia , West Virginia , the Carolinas , Tennessee , Kentucky and Arkansas . Forecasters issued severe storm warnings for these states . It already was snowing in the afternoon in downtown Nashville , Tennessee . Although the snow did n't appear to be sticking , it was expected to form ice in the evening on bridges and overpasses , said CNN meteorologist Chad Myers . iReport : Share your photos and video . `` This is actually an ice event more than a snow event , not so much for Nashville , but places south of there ... from Memphis [ Tennessee ] to Little Rock [ Arkansas ] , and even over to Chattanooga [ Tennessee ] , '' Myers said . He said rain was on tap for Atlanta , Georgia , but the precipitation was to move northeastward and evolve into snow by the time it reaches Virginia and West Virginia . The brunt of the storm stretched from Oklahoma to eastern Tennessee and down to southern Mississippi on Friday afternoon , bringing snow , sleet , freezing drizzle or rain . Oklahoma City 's Will Rogers World Airport closed all its runways at 2:30 p.m. local time because of `` deteriorating weather conditions . '' `` While airport maintenance crews have been working nonstop clearing the runways , heavily falling snow and near zero visibility have kept them from being able to improve conditions , '' an airport news release said . It gave no prediction of when the runways could be reopened .
Storm in or on its way to Virginia , West Virginia , Carolinas , Tennessee , Kentucky , Georgia . There is snow and ice in Nashville and north Nashville areas . Oklahoma City closes runways early afternoon with near zero visibility .