A powerful winter storm system moving across the Great Lakes and Northeast is bringing snow and ice, frigid temperatures and fierce wind gusts.

As a winter storm system pushed east, it wreaked havoc with tornadoes in Illinois and snow, ice, wind, rain and lightning for a wide swath of the nation.

A winter storm watch alerts the public to the possibility of heavy snow, freezing rain or sleet. Winter Storm watches are usually issued 12 to 48 hours ahead of predicted severe weather.

Several days of rain and powerful wind gusts are in the forecast this week when a winter storm has already led to evacuation warnings in parts of Los Angeles County settles into Southern California for the holiday.

The first winter storm of the season could dump up to eight inches of snow for some outer reaches of the tri-state, though many likely won't see much more than a few flakes before rain takes over for most of the day. For any students in the New York City ...

The timing of the winter storm is expected to turn roads treacherous on Friday evening across most of New Jersey with a mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain.

The storm will bring widespread rain, strong to potentially damaging winds, rapidly falling temperatures, snow squalls and a risk of flash freezing, creating impacts on roads, air travel and the power infrastructure across Southeast Michigan.

A second storm in back-to-back nights of wet and windy weather in the Bay Area is bringing a chance of thunderstorms.

The National Weather Service announced a new winter storm warning as 36 inches of snow and whiteout conditions strike.