Meanwhile, a swath of the Central and Eastern U.S. was under winter weather advisory, which the NWS issues "for any amount of freezing rain, or when 2 to 4 inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing rain), is expected to cause a significant inconvenience, but not serious enough to warrant a warning."

A winter weather advisory was issued by the NWS Eureka CA on Wednesday at 2:50 p.m. valid from Thursday 4 p.m. until Friday 10 a.m. for Del Norte Interior.

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory at 3:14 p.m. EST on Wednesday valid from Thursday 1 p.m. EST until Friday 7 a.m. EST for Alger, Luce and Schoolcraft counties.

On Wednesday at 1:57 p.m. a winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid from Thursday 4 p.m. until Friday 1 p.m. for Ochoco-John Day Highlands.

On Wednesday at 2:48 p.m. the NWS Medford OR issued a winter weather advisory valid from Thursday 4 p.m. until Friday 10 a.m. The advisory is for Central Siskiyou County and Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc counties as well as Modoc County.

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter weather advisory at 2:54 p.m. on Wednesday valid for Thursday between 4 a.m. and 6 p.m. for Berkshire County.

Some snow and freezing rain could impact the Thursday morning commute in North Jersey. It's expected to start around 1 a.m.

A winter weather advisory has been issued for New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and much of New Jersey, along with Connecticut’s Fairfield County ahead of a system expected to dump some snow,