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.

State area, with the worst expected to strike between Friday evening and early Saturday, with parts of the area on track to receive around a foot of snow if the heaviest bands deliver on their potential.

Winter storm watches have been upgraded to warnings for 8 New Jersey counties expecting 4 to 8 inches of snow starting Friday afternoon.

Merry Christmas Eve! A First Alert Weather Alert is in place until 1pm Christmas Day as heavy rain from a strong Winter storm continues to move across the region. For the Coachella Valley, periods of moderate to locally heavy rain remain possible for this afternoon and evening,

The First Alert meteorologists are tracking a storm now located on the West Coast.  Consequently, this storm is still three days away from potentially reaching Western New York, and there is still a lot of uncertainty about the timing and the ultimate track.

Freeway north of LA is under an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 8:29 a.m. The alert is in effect until 9 a.m.