Heavy snow, ice and brutal cold are expected to make this winter storm a potentially life-threatening weather event for 35 states.

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.

Half the U.S. population will likely see some effect from the sprawling storm that will move across the country this weekend, meteorologists said.

The weather forecast shows a major winter storm could hit Boston this weekend with heavy snow.

The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning Americans about travel over the next week, including simply driving locally, as a swath of historic cold temperatures and heavy snowfall make its way across the U.

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.

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.

Ice, snow, and dangerous wind chills could affect millions of people across 35 states this weekend. Photos show how Americans are preparing for the storm.