A major winter storm set to slam the U.S. later this week has shifted its path slightly before it arrives on Friday.

The 10 Weather Impact team has updated the snowfall forecast to bring some of the heavier snowfall further north. Once all is said and done by Monday morning, 8"-16"+ of snow appears likely for the Columbus metro and much of central Ohio. There is likely to be a few spots that overachieve from this system, and could land over the 16 inch mark.

As millions of Americans hunker down for the winter storm, 19 states and Washington, D.C., have declared states of emergency.

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

A potentially historic major winter storm stretching more than 2,000 miles across the US is expected to deliver harsh winter weather that will impact more than 235 million Americans across 40

Heavy snow, ice and brutal cold are expected to make this winter storm a potentially life-threatening weather event, stretching across two-thirds of the U.S.

In the Northeast, forecasts have called for 12 to 18 inches, though totals will vary locally and may be lower along the immediate coast. Mr. Lamers noted the potential for a “slowly pivoting snow band” to set up over the region; on the high end, localized areas could see two feet or more.

A winter storm with “the potential to be historic” is eyeing a large strip of the U.S. and it appears Illinois and the Chicago area could now be a part of its path. While confidence surrounding the snowy and icy system’s track and intensity remain uncertain,

Several emergency declarations have already been issued as a massive winter storm barrels toward more than 35 states, putting more than 200 million people in its path and threatening “considerable disruption” to New York with up to a foot of snow.