This historic storm will spread destructive ice and heavy snow over 34 states through Monday in the South, Midwest and Northeast, including a potential nor’easter. Here is the very latest forecast.

By Rich McKay and Julia Harte Jan 23 - Heavy snow was falling over Northwest Texas and Oklahoma City on Friday morning as a major winter storm began moving east across the U.S., bringing deadly cold and the threat of power outages and treacherously icy roads to almost half the nation's population and prompting more than a dozen governors to declare states of emergency.

"Winter Storm Fern" is bringing a dangerous mix of ice, sleet and snow to North Texas, triggering a Winter Storm Warning and a multi-day freeze across Dallas-Fort Worth. Life-threatening wind chills and potential power outages are anticipated.

Fort Worth this weekend. Here is our latest, most up-to-the-minute forecast ahead of the winter storm's arrival.

More than 160 million people are on alert for a brutal storm. More than 160 million people are on alert for a brutal weekend storm that's going to bring dangerous ice and snow to the South, bitter cold to the Midwest, and snowfall to the Northeast.

North Texas is in for a messy, multi-day winter system​ with rain, sleet, ice, snow—and then bitter cold.

Several parts of Texas are under a winter weather advisory, including counties east of El Paso, Dallas, Austin, and areas north of San Antonio.

Texas and Oklahoma are bracing for ice and heavy snow in what forecasters predict will be some of the initial major effects of a huge winter storm

We're talking almost a foot of snow in some areas.

Models show the arctic cold front is trending slower than previously expected, which could have a big effect on how much snow and ice will fall.

The Texas Panhandle, a region that includes cities like Amarillo, is projected to see between 6 and 12 inches of snowfall, per the National Weather Service's (NWS) latest weather update. It would start to appear on the afternoon of Friday, January 23, and could last through Sunday, January 25, according to the agency.

This North Texas winter weather guide provides the latest Dallas-Fort Worth snow and sleet totals, NWS timing for Winter Storm Fern and essential tips for protecting pipes and the Texas power grid during the current Extreme Cold Watch.