Editor's note: The following information was valid at the time Luna was named at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time Saturday. For the latest information, read our latest update on Winter Storm Luna here.

The Winter Storm Team at The Weather Channel has named the upcoming winter storm LUNA based on the following potential impacts:

(MORE: Why we name winter storms)

Impacts-

Significant mix of wintry precipitation. Up to a quarter to half inch of freezing rain and sleet for Plains through Midwest/Northeast. Most areas will eventually change over to rain as temperatures warm after the icing event. Snow will occur on the north side of the system in the Upper Midwest but is not expected to accumulate more than 2 to 4 inches. In the early stages of the storm mountain snows mainly above 7500 ft from northern New Mexico through Southwestern Colorado.

Location –

Southwest Colorado and northern New Mexico mountains Saturday evening and Saturday night. Iowa (except for southwest portion), northeast Missouri, northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, northeast Minnesota through Sunday, then parts of Michigan through northern Ohio to upstate New York late Sunday night into Monday.

Time Frame –

Saturday evening through Monday morning.

Other Information –

Although the mountain snows early in the event would generally not warrant naming this event, they are included in the impacts since they will be part of the early stages of LUNA. This will not be a long-lived event, several hours of icing however will create very treacherous travel on roads. At this point I do not expect the icing to be heavy enough to bring down large tree limbs and power lines but this will need to be monitored closely.

Meaning of the name Luna - The divine embodiment of the moon in Roman mythology.

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