The snow storm that is forecast to hit Central Pennsylvania Friday night and Saturday is being anticipated on a few different levels. It's the first significant snow of the winter, which always creates some excitement, meteorologists have been tracking the storm for most of the week, and the storm could produce snowfall totals of a foot and-a-half in some areas of the region. Plus, the snow is coming on a weekend so most people don't seem to mind it as much as they might if they had to go to work or school on a weekday.

The impending snow event is the focus of Friday's Smart Talk.

Our goal is to provide useful information for you but not the same stories you hear before every storm.

Joining us on the program is a National Weather Service forecaster to not only provide the latest information but to explain the nuances of the storm and the factors that have contributed to making it a major storm, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and Capitol Blue Cross' Senior Health Coach to discuss outdoor activities in the snow and cold.