Winter Storm Map Shows These 23 States Bracing for at Least 12 Inches of Snow

Over 200 million Americans are set to be impacted by a major winter storm bringing heavy snowfall, dangerous ice accumulations and well below-freezing temperatures over the weekend.

"High pressure moving southward from Central Canada will bring bitterly cold temperatures over the Plains, the Great Lakes, and the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. While low pressure lingers over the Gulf Coast, a second area of low pressure moves northeastward along the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Coast through Sunday," the National Weather Service said.