Dangerously cold temperatures were descending into the U.S. as far south as Texas on Tuesday, breaking records in some areas.

A winter storm is set to bring snowfall from the Central Plains to the mid-Atlantic, while dangerously cold air spreads from the Great Plains to the Northeast.

A moderately strong, 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Texas on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Millions of Americans were under winter weather advisories Wednesday morning as several states woke up to a fresh blanket of snow.