A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Norman at 10:12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

A winter storm with an Arctic blast is still on track to hit Oklahoma starting on Friday and continuing into the weekend, bringing snow and ice to the Sooner State.

A major winter storm is expected to impact northeast Oklahoma beginning Friday, bringing accumulating snow, possible ice, and dangerously cold temperatures through the weekend. A Winter Storm Watch is now in effect for much of the state, including the Tulsa metro, as forecasters monitor a powerful system stretching across the southern Plains.

The brunt of the storm is expected to hit Friday and continue through the weekend. Are Oklahoma's utility companies prepared?

Follow live winter storm updates and breaking weather news as snow storms are predicted to fall across the U.S. this weekend, impacting states as far south as Texas.

Temperatures in the low 50s this afternoon, similar conditions for Thursday. Winter storm looks to move in Friday through the weekend with accumulating snow.

Several inches of snow are expected when an Arctic blast and a winter storm hit Oklahoma later this week, with the OKC metro having a chance of seeing a record amount of snowfall.

The Kansas City area is under a winter storm watch starting Friday at midnight, with between 5 to 7 inches of snow possible. Wind chills as low as 20 below zero are also expected, according to the National Weather Service.