The Peoria area has a chance of snow on Sunday afternoon or early evening, with between 2-6 inches expected according to NWS meteorologist John Bumgardner, who said the heaviest snow will fall near Springfield and Decatur. The heaviest snow is expected to fall between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Find the latest updates on the approaching snowstorm here. A major winter storm is slated to wallop a large swath of the U.S., dumping heavy snow from Kansas to Maryland and bringing some regions what could be the heaviest snowfall in more than a decade.

A Winter Storm is expected Sunday and into Monday. The National Weather Service has already issued a Winter Storm Watch for most of southern Illinois, parts of western Kentucky and parts of southeast Missouri. Our region looks to be the "battle ground" between sleet, snow and freezing rain.