As a slug of polar vortex-fueled arctic air overtakes the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. next week, a storm system could bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to places deep in the heart of Texas, but the forecast isn’t a lock just yet.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

The Arctic blast that is hitting the U.S. will sweep through parts of Texas with one forecaster predicting large snowfalls, and a map by Newsweek shows the hardest hit areas. A forecast shows "significant snow" across the southeast of the Lone Star State in the coming days,