When you get cold, your body redirects warm blood toward your vital organs. To reduce heat loss, it narrows the small blood vessels in your hands, feet, ears and nose, making those areas prone to frostbite, a freezing injury that can damage skin and underlying tissue.

When the weather turns brutally cold, there are steps you can take to keep your home (and car) warm, safe and dry. We’ve compiled some here.

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency as officials warn ice, snow and prolonged freezing temperatures could bring dangerous travel, power outages and major impacts across Louisiana.

Brown, along with Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and other local officials will hold a news conference this morning to provide updates ahead of the storm that will bring freezing temperatures to Central Texas over the weekend.