Latest forecast on this weekend's winter storm
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Georgia Winter Storm Watch
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Heavy snow, ice and brutal cold are expected to make this winter storm a potentially life-threatening weather event for 35 states.
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 impending winter storm is set to begin across the south-central U.S. on Friday.
Track the winter storm as it's forecasted to bring heavy snow and extremely cold weather to the U.S., reaching millions from the southern U.S. to the Northeast.
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Georgia Winter Storm: Current list of cancellations, closures, changes
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The National Weather Service says that Pensacola could dodge freezing rain and sleet during the winter storm but not the brutal cold.
The storm could also impact power systems and spacecraft operations.
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