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"Preparations should be completed as soon as possible," the Weather Prediction Center said in a Thursday update.
More than a third of the U.S. will be impacted by the upcoming winter storm.
Half the U.S. population will likely see some effect from the sprawling storm that will move across the country this weekend, meteorologists said.
Airlines are waiving change fees, but passengers are limited in terms of when and where they can rebook travel.
On Friday at 12:53 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning valid from Saturday 7 p.m. until Monday noon for Mercer, Venango, Lawrence, Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, Washington and Greene counties.
A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 3:36 p.m. EST in effect until Friday at 1 p.m. EST for Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee and Wexford counties.
Pittsburgh is preparing for a significant winter storm that's expected to dump inches of snow across the area this weekend.
Animal advocates are racing to rescue more than 200 dogs from a rural Mississippi property before a massive winter storm. Paws of War is helping lead the charge.