Winter storm warnings were in place for 26 states across the U.S. from the National Weather Service (NWS) early Friday, with up to 14 inches of snow forecast for some parts of the country. Snow can cause travel disruptions and create hazardous driving conditions.

The ABC11 First Alert Weather Team is alerting everyone to the possibility of wintry precipitation starting Fri evening or night as light snow. It will change over to sleet and freezing overnight, and it will only rain by midday on Saturday. The exact transition for central North Carolina is still being tracked by ABC11 meteorologists.