Officials are optimistic the power grid will hold, but freezing rain and arctic cold could cause localized electricity outages.

Thousands of homes and businesses were without electricity Sunday morning in the Houston region, where residents awoke to cold, wet and in some cases icy conditions as a winter storm moved in.

A Montgomery County neighborhood lost something they weren't expecting during the winter storm. Visit ABC13.com for more updates.

A winter storm brings the potential for icy roads in the Houston area on Sunday. Here's a list of closures and a map of road conditions.

Southeast Texas is under an Extreme Cold Warning through Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service forecasts hazardous to near-impossible travel conditions at least through Monday morning.

An ABC13 Weather Alert is active across Houston and Southeast Texas as icy accumulations are expected through the weekend, and travel disruptions and local power outages are possible. Follow live updates on ABC13.

Temperatures will continue to drop this evening, however.