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.

The impending winter storm is set to begin across the south-central U.S. on Friday.

The WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is tracking a significant winter storm that will impact North Carolina.

An updated winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 11:49 a.m. valid from Saturday 7 p.m. until Monday 1 p.m. for Northern Erie and Southern Erie as well as Crawford County.

A major winter storm is set to spread heavy snow and damaging ice across a large portion of the United States over the coming days. Dangerously cold temperatures will only worsen the storm and increase its danger.

Gov. Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency for all of Georgia during a virtual update about the approaching winter storm on Thursday morning.