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.

On Wednesday, when cellphone weather apps began warning their users that a sprawling storm system could drop a foot or more of snow on New York City this weekend, a murmur of anticipation — or angst, depending on your point of view — spread across the region.

States of emergency in N.Y. and N.J. as winter storm approaches CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for January 23 at 11 p.m.

More than half of the United States is about to face one of the most sprawling and menacing winter storms in years, one that threatens to deliver a historic blow of snow and ice. The long-lasting storm begins Friday and,

More than 180 million people are on alert for a massive weekend storm that stretches from New Mexico to Maine, and is expected to paralyze the South with dangerous ice and snow. At least 16 states declare state of emergency At least 16 states have declared a state of emergency as the storm nears: Alabama,