A major snow storm is enveloping the Tri-State area, with the worst expected to strike between Friday evening and early Saturday, with parts of the area on track to receive around a foot of snow if the heaviest bands deliver on their potential.

The storm is poised to become the most significant snow storm to hit New York City in almost four years. The snow will reach New York City by 5 p.m. Friday.

It will be heavy at times and will greatly reduce visibility, making travel treacherous across the entire region, which is covered in a Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service.

The storm is powerful but fast-moving and front-loaded, and could deliver 1 to as much as 2 to even 2 1/2 inches an hour of snow at its peak intensity. This kind of intensity — an inch or more an hour — will challenge snow plows working to clear roads.

The worst will begin around 7 p.m. Friday and continue until about 1 a.m., but moderate snow will still fall into the morning hours on Saturday. Central Park, for instance, could see 1.6 inches an hour by 8 p.m. and Islip 2 inches an hour by 7 p.m.

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