The major storm is set to hit starting on Jan. 23 and will stretch into the weekend, spreading snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Northeast.

Follow live winter storm updates and breaking weather news as snowstorms are predicted to fall across the U.S. this weekend, affecting states as far south as Texas.

What is shaping up to be one of the biggest winter storms in years was incubating off the West Coast Thursday ahead of its steady march across the nat

A Winter Storm Watch is in place from Saturday evening through Monday morning as a surge of Arctic air moves into the Washington, D.C. region, bringing the threat of heavy snow, dangerous cold and the potential for travel delays and school disruptions.

Allentown officials will hold a 3 p.m. media briefing regarding plans to declare a snow emergency in advance of the anticipated snowstorm.