A blast of Arctic cold is settling into Northeast Ohio ahead of a major winter storm expected to bring 8 to 11 inches of snow and dangerous travel from Saturday night through Monday.

Follow live updates as a winter storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall, icy roads and cold temperatures from the southern states to the Northeast.

A winter storm is headed to the Tri-State Area with heavy snow expected. New Yorkers could see 6-12 inches Saturday night into Monday.

Heavy snow is forecast to begin Saturday night, intensifying Sunday with snowfall rates as much as an inch an hour.

This index, from NOAA's National Weather Service, attempts to scale the impacts from winter weather, taking into account factors such as snowfall, accumulated snow on rooftops, ice accumulation, the potential for a flash freeze, and blowing snow. Not all factors are in play in a given winter storm.

This no doubt will be a moving target, but in its first call, the National Weather Service in Mount Holly was seeing around 14 inches Saturday night into Monday morning for Philly, with a foot possible even at the Jersey Shore. For Philly, that would be the first double-digit snowfall in 10 years.

The Broncos' playoff game against the Patriots will be a cold one, and we could see (light) snow.

It'll be quiet and mild around Philadelphia for the next two days before a major winter storm could potentially drop a foot of snow around the region this weekend.