Plano city staff is preparing city roads and amenities for anticipated winter weather.

What’s happening: Starting Thursday evening, crews will apply anti-icing brine to bridges and intersections to “prevent or reduce the chances of ice accumulation,” according to a city news release.

Crews will shift to salt and sand operations on Friday when freezing temperatures are expected, the release states. If traffic signals are out, drivers should treat the intersections as a four-way stop.

What else: The Plano Overnight Warming Center, located at the East Plano Islamic Center, 4700 14th St., is scheduled to be open from Jan. 23-26, according to the center’s website.

On nights the warming center is open, buses run approximately once per hour from the Parker Road DART Station to the warming center from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

France-based fragrance company Diptyque opened a new location in Plano’s Legacy West on Jan. 15, according to a news release from the company.

The specifics: The company sells candles, perfumes, scented skin care products and a variety of home decorations. Diptyque has three existing Texas locations in Dallas, Austin and Houston.

As a winter storm watch is in effect for the the metroplex with sleet expected to begin Friday night, Frisco ISD has canceled all after-school activities on Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24.

What you need to know: Frisco ISD parents and staff will be notified through the district’s email and text message system in the event of a school closure or delay. Parents can ensure they are subscribed to the text message system by texting “Y” or “Yes” to 67587.

A far-reaching winter storm is expected to bring below-freezing temperatures, wintry precipitation and “dangerous ice” to Texas beginning Jan. 23, according to the National Weather Service. As residents brace for days of potentially hazardous conditions, state leaders said Jan. 22 that the Texas power grid “has never been stronger” and will withstand the storm.

What's happening: Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 134 of Texas’ 254 counties, telling reporters that the northern two-thirds of the state—from San Antonio to the Panhandle—will be impacted by the storm.

Officials said they do not expect a repeat of the widespread power outages that occurred during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, emphasizing that changes have been made in recent years to harden the grid against extreme weather. The governor said some Texans could see “local, isolated” outages due to fallen tree branches or ice on power lines.

"The severity of it is not quite as great... as Winter Storm Uri," Abbott said. "That said, people would be making a mistake if they don't take it serious."