A handful of northwestern states were under winter storm watch from the NWS on Thursday, with the service warning of potential impacts to travel.

A wide-ranging storm has been forecast to move along the Eastern United States this week, bringing with it the potential for snow, ice and thunderstorms in multiple states across the country. Much of the country has already faced challenging weather this month.

A winter storm warning in place across parts of New York will remain in effect until the early hours of Thursday morning. Although the storm was winding down, some winter weather-related impacts were still expected, such as difficulty traveling. According to animated forecasts, the winter storm is currently moving across New York.

This incoming storm is tied to the remnants of the same system that is bringing beneficial, yet threatening, widespread rain to Southern California starting Sunday.

Hawaii is under severe weather warnings, including high winds, thunderstorms, and flash floods, as a storm approaches.

The prolific winter storm event which brought heavy snow to the Panhandle and freezing temperatures to Central Florida also helped really bring down the states drought conditions.

The National Weather Service issued an updated winter storm watch at 2:07 a.m. on Thursday valid from 10 p.m. until Saturday 4 p.m. for East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades.

If you’re among the tens of millions experiencing warmer weather across the country, these scenes may look a little strange. But it wasn’t warm and clear everywhere – this was the situation in parts of Colorado on Thursday.

The NWS Reno NV issued a winter storm watch at 1:46 p.m. on Thursday valid from Sunday 4 a.m. until Monday 10 p.m.

The Cascades will see heavy snowfall with up to a foot of accumulation into Saturday, impacting mountain travel.

On Wednesday at 9:56 p.m. a winter storm warning was issued by the NWS Eureka CA valid for Friday between 1 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Mayor Kimo Alameda said in a statement that the proclamation allows for the county to streamline its response and coordinate resources as heavy rainfall and high winds are expected.