Houston mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo both warned that the conditions will worse before they get better.

H-E-B will open Wednesday morning after adjusting its store hours amid the winter storm that left Houston covered in snow Tuesday, the grocery store chain announced. LIVE UPDATES: Melted snow on Houston roads turns to dangerous ice See below the store areas in the Houston area: Greater Houston area H-E-B stores and others H-E-B announced stores in the Greater Houston area will open at 10 a.

The South is bracing for a major winter storm, most of the nation remains gripped by extreme cold, and high winds could fan flames in California.