With a winter storm set to impact North Texas starting early Thursday, parents and students are scrambling to stay informed about school closings. As icy roads and freezing temperatures approach, districts across the region are updating their plans.

Due to rapidly declining weather conditions — with an updated Winter Storm Warning saying the storm could bring an additional three inches of snowfall to parts of the Texas Panhandle that had already seen heavy snow — several offices, businesses, schools and campuses closed early Thursday and announced closings for Friday.

District leaders say they typically decide by 8 p.m. the night before if they expect classes to be impacted the next day. In rare cases, they could wait until 5 a.m. the day of. The district says they will notify the community of any changes to the school day or activities through social media, phone, email, and text.