Storm Cora will be tracking farther south than Winter Storm Blair, delivering a quick shot of snow across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Friday night into Saturday. Time it out here.

A winter storm watch has been issued for much of North Carolina, including the Charlotte area, as the state prepares for snow later this week. The watch will go into effect in most counties on Friday morning and will last through Saturday morning.

The winter storm is producing a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain over parts of many southern states, as depicted in the radar snapshot below. Up to 12 inches of snow has already fallen in parts of the Texas Panhandle,