On Thursday at 3:14 a.m. a winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Friday between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Carbon, Monroe, Lehigh and Northampton counties.

Nearly a dozen states received hazardous weather warnings from the National Weather Service as of early Wednesday.

Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Watches are in effect for portions of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado as the region braces for a significant winter storm that could dump feet of snow in the Rockies this week.

Following the winter storm, temperatures in Pennsylvania are expected to remain below freezing through the weekend, with lingering snow showers possible in higher elevations. According to the NWS, another system could bring light snow or wintry mix to parts of the state early next week, though confidence in accumulation amounts remains low.