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

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.

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,

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of central and south Indiana beginning on Saturday, Jan. 24. For the state's southern counties, that advisory has been upgraded to a winter storm warning.

Georgia officials are telling residents to stay off the roads as counties begin reporting deteriorating road conditions across parts of the state due to the massive winter storm moving across the country.

New weather alerts and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service for metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Much of metro Atlanta and North Georgia is under an Ice Storm Warning until 10 a.m.